Schwannomas

Studies from University of Tubingen Further Understanding of Schwannomas

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, September 19th, 2011

2011 SEP 19 -- According to the authors of recent research from Tubingen, Germany, "In cases of large and giant vestibular schwannomas (VS), the visualization of the internal auditory canal (IAC) opening is difficult or impossible. To describe the Tubingen line and explore its relationships with the IAC as a landmark to help locate the IAC."

"Ten cadaveric heads were used in this study. Between 2004 and 2009, the senior author (M. T.) used the Tubingen line as a landmark to recognize the IAC in 300 consecutive patients with VS. To locate the Tubingen line, the initial step was to identify several vertical foldings of dura located around the area of the...

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Source: Clinical Oncology Week (2011-09-19)

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