Impact of extent of internal acoustic meatus tumor removal using translabyrinthine approach for acoustic neuroma surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Many studies have investigated the surgical outcome and predictive factors of acoustic neuroma using different approaches. The present study focused on large tumors due to the greater likelihood of internal acoustic meatus involvement and the greater application of surgical intervention than radiosurgery. There have been no previous reports on outcomes of internal acoustic meatus tumor removal. We investigated the impact of the extent of internal acoustic meatus tumor removal using a translabyrinthine approach for large acoustic neuroma surgery and predictive factors of tumor control.

Methods

This retrospective study reviewed 104 patients with large cerebellopontine angle tumor >3 cm treated by translabyrinthine approach microsurgery. Predictive factors of postope

SUBMITTER: Chiang KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341598 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature