From: Brainstem intraparenchymal schwannoma with genetic analysis: a case report and literature review
Authors | Age (years) | Sex | Location | Extent of resection | Recurrence | Permanent neurological deficit | Other remarkable features |
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Prakash et al. [13] | 14 | F | Pons | Subtotal | – | Permanent facial palsy | |
Aryanpur and Long [1] | 50 | F | Medulla–cervical cord | Gross total | – | No permanent deficit | |
Ladouceur et al. [6] | 46 | F | Pons | Subtotal | – | Left-sided auditory impairment and left-sided hemiparesis | |
Sharma and Newton [19] | 18 | M | Medulla | Subtotal | No description | Slight motor dysfunction (no details) | Surgery after empiric RT |
Sharma et al. [18] | 14 | M | Medulla–cervical cord | Subtotal | Lost to F/U | Not described | |
14 | M | Pons | Gross total | – | Good functional recovery (no details) | ||
Tanabe et al. [21] | 68 | F | Pons | Gross total | No description | Mild dysesthesia in the right hand | |
Lee et al. [7] | 29 | F | Medulla–cervical cord | Gross total | Not available | (Died of aspiration pneumonia) | |
Lin et al. [8] | 48 | M | Medulla | Gross total | – | Persistent ataxia | Surgery after empiric SRS |
Muzzafar et al. [11] | 68 | M | Midbrain–pons | Subtotal | – | Trace left-sided trochlear palsy | |
Srivastav et al. [20] | 13 | M | Pons | Subtotal | – | Able to perform routine activity with minimal support | Multiple neurofibromas in his father |
Ramos et al. [14] | 17 | F | Midbrain–pons | Gross total | – | No permanent deficit | |
Sharma et al. [17] | 26 | F | Medulla–cervical cord | Subtotal | – | Left-sided abducent and facial palsies | |
Gao et al. [5] | 12 | F | Medulla | Gross total | – | No permanent deficit | Ki-67 labeling index: 1% |
Present case report | 21 | M | Pons | Subtotal | + | Left-sided abducent and facial palsies | No tumor regrowth after RT |