Abstract
TARGET POPULATION Adults diagnosed with vestibular schwannomas. QUESTION 1 What is the prognostic significance of Antoni A vs B histologic patterns in vestibular schwannomas? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. QUESTION 2 What is the prognostic significance of mitotic figures seen in vestibular schwannoma specimens? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. QUESTION 3 Are there other light microscopic features that predict clinical behavior of vestibular schwannomas? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. QUESTION 4 Does the KI-67 labeling index predict clinical behavior of vestibular schwannomas? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. QUESTION 5 Does the proliferating cell nuclear antigen labeling index predict clinical behavior of vestibular schwannomas? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. QUESTION 6 Does degree of vascular endothelial growth factor expression predict clinical behavior of vestibular schwannomas? RECOMMENDATION No recommendations can be made due to a lack of adequate data. The full guideline can be found at: Https://www.cns.org/guidelines/guidelines-management-patients-vestibular-schwannoma/chapter-6.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E47-E48 |
Journal | Clinical neurosurgery |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Acoustic neuroma
- Histopathology
- Pathology
- Prognosis
- Vestibular schwannoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology