Subperineural resection technique is regarded as an effective surgical strategy for preserving neurological function in vestibular schwannomas (VSs); however, its application in non-vestibular schwannomas (NVSs) has been rarely reported. Furthermore, total resection (TR) cannot always be achieved, as dissection along the appropriate plane may be challenging, occasionally resulting in subtotal removal (STR)....
No actionable change for audiologists; these surgical outcome data are relevant to neurotologists and neurosurgeons managing vestibular schwannomas, not to audiological rehabilitation or diagnostic practice.
Vestibular schwannoma management sits at the intersection of neurosurgery and audiology; evidence on nerve-sparing surgical techniques and outcomes from subtotal resection informs the multidisciplinary decisions audiologists may be part of when counselling patients.
- 01Single-centre study reporting outcomes for subperineural resection of intracranial schwannomas.
- 02Vestibular schwannomas were included among the tumour types studied.
- 03Primary focus was neurological function preservation after subtotal (incomplete) tumour removal.
- 04Subtotal resection may be chosen deliberately to reduce risk of nerve damage.
- 05Published in Frontiers in Oncology; surgical rather than audiological in primary scope.
Subperineural resection of intracranial schwannomas can preserve neurological function after subtotal resection.
studypartially supported- PMID
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- DOI
- 10.3389/fonc.2026.1830390.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients with intracranial schwannomas (including vestibular schwannomas) treated at a single centre
- Intervention
- Subperineural resection of intracranial schwannomas
Primary outcomes
Neurological function preservation following subtotal resection; Clinical course after incomplete tumour removal