Imaging Findings for Bilateral Giant Vestibulocochlear Schwannoma

Arch Iran Med. 2016 Jul;19(7):518-20.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 mostly develops with multiple neoplasms of the central and peripheral nervous system and is associated with ocular abnormalities. The presented case is a 19-year-old female patient with bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannomas in both pontocerebellar corners, intradural intra-extramedullary masses, and multiple neurofibromas in the spinal canal. The clinical picture for NF-2, also called central neurofibromatosis, is completely different from von Recklinghausen disease. Untreated bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannoma may cause hydrocephalus in NF-2, and lead to death. Therefore, it is recommended to carefully monitor and treat bilateral vestibulocochlear schwannoma in accordance with its stage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neurofibromatosis 2 / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult