The shrinking vestibular schwannoma

Br J Neurosurg. 2023 Aug;37(4):701-702. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1582749. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Abstract

We present a case of spontaneous 79% regression in the size of a vestibular schwannoma (VS). A 41-year-old lady with a large (36 mm) vestibular schwannoma underwent serial follow-up MRI scans which demonstrated the shrinkage over 9 years; the highest relative spontaneous regression recorded in the literature for vestibular schwannoma of this size.

Keywords: Acoustic schwannoma; cerebellopontine angle; conservative management; neurosurgery; stereotactic radiosurgery; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuroma, Acoustic* / diagnostic imaging
  • Neuroma, Acoustic* / surgery
  • Radiosurgery*