Surgical Management of Craniovertebral Junction Schwannomas: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Craniovertebral junction (CVJ) schwannomas are rare, with surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) being effective yet challenging options. We systematically reviewed the literature on CVJ schwannomas.

Methods

PubMed, Scopus, Web-of-Science, and Cochrane were searched following the PRISMA statement to include studies reporting CVJ schwannomas. Clinical features, management, and outcomes were analyzed.

Results

We collected 353 patients from 101 included articles. Presenting symptoms were mostly neck pain (30.3%) and headache (26.3%), with most cranial neuropathies involving the XII (31.2%) and X (24.4%) nerves. Most tumors originated from C2 (30.9%) and XII (29.4%) nerves, being extracranial (45.1%) and intradural-extradural (44.2%). Erosion of C1-C2 vert

SUBMITTER: Palmisciano P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9319499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature