Abstract
Objectives: This study sought to determine explicitly whether postsurgical facial nerve outcomes for patients with a cystic component to a vestibular schwannoma were significantly different from those with a solid tumor. Design: Seventy patients who underwent translabyrinthine surgery for a cystic vestibular schwannoma between May 1981 and the present, and who had complete records in our database, were identified. These were compared with a group of patients with solid tumors matched to the study group on the following parameters: House-Brackmann grade at presentation, tumor size, surgical approach, age. Setting: Regional tertiary referral center. Participants: Adult patients with vestibular schwannomas. Main Outcome Measures: House-Brackmann score 2 years following surgery. Results: No significant difference was found between the two groups. Conclusions: The perceived difference in outcomes between cystic and solid vestibular schwannomas cannot be demonstrated when confounding factors such as tumor size are taken into account.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 281-284 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Skull Base |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2007 |
Keywords
- Facial nerve
- Outcome measures
- Vestibular schwannoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology