Spontaneous Regression of a Growing Vestibular Schwannoma

Yukimasa YASUMOTO, Masanori ITO
2006 Neurologia medico-chirurgica  
A 75-year-old woman presented with a small right vestibular schwannoma which enlarged and then spontaneously regressed during conservative management. The tumor increased in size from 5.2 to 16.7 mm over 7 years with worsening symptoms of tinnitus, dizziness, and headache. The tumor then regressed to 8.2 mm and the symptoms improved for 4 years without further treatment. Changes in tumor growth should be carefully monitored during conservative management of patients with vestibular schwannoma.
doi:10.2176/nmc.46.601 pmid:17185887 fatcat:6uth75p5i5bl3anjwowcgjyk2y