Treatment decision-making for sporadic small vestibular schwannoma in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review

Wang,Jun; Xu,Yajing; Lei,Ting; Zeng,Liang

doi:10.3892/ol.2015.3058

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Treatment decision-making for sporadic small vestibular schwannoma in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Jun Wang
- Yajing Xu
- Ting Lei
- Liang Zeng
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Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
Pages: 2371-2373
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Published online on: March 18, 2015

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Abstract

The current study reports the case of a 15-year-old male who presented with hearing loss due to a small left-sided vestibular schwannoma (VS) not associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), which had been apparent for six months. Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid revealed a mass, 10 mm in diameter, located in the left inner auditory canal. The patient had no family history of NF2 and gene mutation analysis showed no signs of the condition. Small sporadic or non‑NF2 VS is extremely rare and the treatment decision‑making process is complicated in children when considering the implications for the impairment of childhood development and lifelong disability. Following careful consideration, the patient in the present study underwent treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery. The five‑year post‑operative follow‑up examination showed tumor stability without additional neurological deficits and at the time of writing the patient was alive and well.

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International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Oncology Letters

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Molecular and Clinical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

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International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

Treatment decision-making for sporadic small vestibular schwannoma in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review

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