Recovery of audition after favorable resection of vagal schwannoma.
Two patients with vagal schwannoma manifesting as deafness with no lower cranial nerve paresis were treated surgically. A 42-year-old male underwent partial resection of the tumor, which was tightly adhered to the cranial nerves, to prevent lower cranial nerve paresis. A 29-year-old female underwent total removal of the tumor without complications. The patients recovered useful audition with no postoperative deficit.
Hayashi
Takuro
T
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. thayashi@mbc.sphere.ne.jp
Yoshida
Kazunari
K
Hiraga
Kenji
K
Katayama
Makoto
M
Kawase
Takeshi
T
D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*