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ReviewActa neurochirurgica2023

Operative management of trigeminal schwannomas: based on a modified classification in a study of 93 cases.

Jie Yin, Yihao Wu, Zhe Zhang, Yu Zhang, Junhua He, Zhijun Yang, Bo Wang, Xinchao Wang, Gemingtian Liu, Zhixu Bie and 1 more

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Review in Acta neurochirurgica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie YinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yihao WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhe ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Junhua HeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhijun YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Bo WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xinchao WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Gemingtian LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhixu BieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Pinan LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. pinanliu@ccmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8064-5049
Capital Medical University · CNXuzhou Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdvances in microscopic and endoscopic surgical techniques have outpaced traditional classification and transcranial surgical strategies, especially with reference to the treatment of trigeminal schwannomas (TSs). A modified TS classification is proposed and appropriate surgical strategies are discussed.

methodsThe cases of 93 patients who underwent surgical treatment in Beijing Tiantan Hospital in the previous 6 years were analyzed retrospectively, and a literature review was conducted.

resultsClassification is based on surgical direction. Tumors were classified as follows: type A, backward orientation, located in the orbit or orbit and middle cranial fossa (8 cases, 8.6%); type B, upward orientation, located in the pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa or pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa, and middle cranial fossa (23 cases, 24.7%); type C, forward and backward orientations, located in the middle cranial fossa, posterior cranial fossa or both (58 cases, 62.4%); and type D, located in multiple regions (4 cases, 4.3%). 91.40% of patients underwent gross total resection (GTR) with 29 cases receiving endoscopic resection of whom 93.10% (27/29) experienced GTR.

conclusionThe 93 cases were satisfactorily divided into four types, according to tumor location and surgical orientation, enabling safe and effective removal by appropriate surgery.

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Cranial Nerve NeoplasmsNeurilemmomaEndoscopyHumansOrbitRetrospective StudiesClassificationEndoscopicSkull baseSurgical strategyTrigeminal schwannomas

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PMID37999914
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