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A Unified Methodological Framework for Vestibular Schwannoma Research
Published on: June 20, 2017
Imaging Findings for Bilateral Giant Vestibulocochlear Schwannoma
Mehmet Deniz Bulut1, Alpaslan Yavuz2, Aydın Bora1
1Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Science Faculty, Radiology Department, 65100, Van, Turkey.
Abstract:
Neurofibromatosis type 2 mostly develops with multiple neoplasms of the central and peripheral nervous system and is associated with ocular abnormalities. The presented case is a 19-year-old female patient with bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannomas in both pontocerebellar corners, intradural intra-extramedullary masses, and multiple neurofibromas in the spinal canal. The clinical picture for NF-2, also called central neurofibromatosis, is completely different from von Recklinghausen disease. Untreated bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannoma may cause hydrocephalus in NF-2, and lead to death. Therefore, it is recommended to carefully monitor and treat bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannoma in accordance with its stage.

