Surgical management of schwannomas in schwannomatosis: a comprehensive analysis of clinical outcomes and determinants of local recurrence
Patients with schwannomatosis commonly presented with neurological symptoms of pain, sensory deficits, or motor weakness associated with their schwannomas. Resection significantly improved their preoperative symptoms, and GTR was associated with a decreased risk of local recurrence.
Authors
- Daniel Lubelski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-9509)
- Kelly Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-7882)
- Andrew M. Hersh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1755-3974)
- Nicholas Orlando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-4845)
- Jawad M. Khalifeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5726-6884)
- Abdel‐Hameed Al‐Mistarehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-8536)
- Jaishri O. Blakeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-0993)
- William Blanks
- Carly Weber-Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-8419)
- Carlos G. Romo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-7047)
- Allan J. Belzberg
- Avi N. Albert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9668-1765)
Institutions
- Meharry Medical College (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgical FOCUS
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.2.focus24751
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.17