Malignancy in vestibular schwannoma after stereotactic radiotherapy: A case report and review of the literature

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 923-928

  Tanbouzi Husseini, Sami ^a   Piccirillo, Enrico ^a   Taibah, Abdelkader ^a   Paties, Carlo T ^b   Rizzoli, Roberto ^c   Sanna, Mario ^a,d  

^a GRUPPO OTOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Department of Neuroradiology ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Malignant schwannoma; malignant transformation; neurofibromatosis type 2; neurosarcoma; radiation therapy; radiosurgery; triton; vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MIXED HEARING LOSS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 79955527378     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21448     Document Type: Review

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