MRI Monitoring of Residual Vestibular Schwannomas: Modeling and Predictors of Growth

Objectives: The aim was to model residual Vestibular Schwannoma (VS) over time to identify prognostic factors of postsurgical growth. Study Design: Multicenter retrospective study. Setting: Tertiary referral centers. Patients: A group of 135 patients who underwent incomplete resection for VS between January 2010 and December 2018. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations at baseline (1 year after surgery), patients included were divided into two groups: near-total resection (NTR, 0.05 cm3). The extent of resection is a predictor of tumor growth (odds ratio [OR] = 4.85; for STR over NTR; p = 0.003), but the growth rate was significantly different between STR and NTR residues (p 
Source: Otology and Neurotology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: TUMORS OF THE EAR AND CRANIAL BASE Source Type: research