Conservative treatment of vestibular schwannoma : growth and Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality of Life scale in French language

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The aim of this study was to determine the natural history of growth and quality of life (QoL) outcomes for vestibular schwannoma (VS) managed conservatively, and to validate the disease-specific Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life (PANQOL) scale in French language. We retrospectively studied 26 patients with VS managed conservatively. Patient characteristics and radiological findings were collected. Two scales were used to measure QoL: the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the PANQOL scale translated into French. Internal consistency and scores were compared with previous studies. The mean follow-up was 25 months (range 6-72). We observed tumour growth in 14 patients (53.8%), no growth in 12 patients (46.2%) and no case of tumour shrinkage. The mean tumour growth was 2.22 mm/year. No predictive factor of growth was found. Patients with vertigo or dizziness experienced a poorer QoL according to the SF-36 (Social Functioning and Emotional Role Limitation dimensions) and to the PANQOL scale (Balance and Energy dimensions). Our results were comparable with the literature using the SF-36. With the PANQOL scale, our scores were not statistically different with those from Dutch and North American studies except in the field of hearing (p = 0.019). Quality of life becomes essential in the management of VS. According to these results, we support a non-conservative strategy associated with vestibular rehabilitation for patients with dizziness or vertigo. The PANQOL is a validated specific scale for VS, which can be useful in French.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale - 37(2017), 4 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 320-327

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Trattamento conservativo degli schwannomi vestibolari: accrescimento e Penn Acoustic Quality of Life scale in lingua francese

Beteiligte Personen:

Oddon, P A [VerfasserIn]
Montava, M [VerfasserIn]
Salburgo, F [VerfasserIn]
Collin, M [VerfasserIn]
Vercasson, C [VerfasserIn]
Lavieille, J P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Conservative treatment
Journal Article
Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life scale
Quality of life
Short Form-36 Health Survey
Tumour growth
Validation Study
Vestibular schwannoma

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.06.2018

Date Revised 15.11.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14639/0392-100X-1094

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM275442314