Cerebellopontine angle meningiomas: postoperative outcomes in a modern cohort.

摘要: Object Tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) have always proven difficult for neurosurgeons to optimally manage. Studies investigating natural history and treatment vestibular schwannomas dominated literature in this regard. Distinguishing meningiomas from location carries particular importance as each tumor type has certain prognostic surgical considerations. In study, authors characterized outcomes 34 patients surgically treated CPA investigated various factors that may affect postoperative neurological function. Methods The medical records with who underwent surgery 2005 2013 at Duke University Health System were reviewed. Various patient, clinical, data gathered including patient demographics, pre- examinations, duration symptoms, procedural details, pathology size, characteri...