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SUBMITTER: Hannan CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212860 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hannan Cathal John CJ Lewis Daniel D O'Leary Claire C Donofrio Carmine A CA Evans Dafydd Gareth DG Roncaroli Federico F Brough David D King Andrew Thomas AT Coope David D Pathmanaban Omar Nathan ON
Neuro-oncology advances 20200101 1
Vestibular schwannomas are tumors arising from the vestibulocochlear nerve at the cerebellopontine angle. Their proximity to eloquent brainstem structures means that the pathology itself and the treatment thereof can be associated with significant morbidity. The vast majority of these tumors are sporadic, with the remainder arising as a result of the genetic syndrome Neurofibromatosis Type 2 or, more rarely, <i>LZTR1-</i>related schwannomatosis. The natural history of these tumors is extremely v ...[more]