Could IGF-I levels play a neuroprotective role in patients with large vestibular schwannomas?

Written by Fotakopoulos George, Fountas Kostas, Tsianaka Eleni et al.

Aim: To evaluate the possible superiority of outcome in patients with elevated IGF-I levels after vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection. Patients & methods: This retrospective study included 65 patients (34 male, 52.3%) with VS operated in between January 2009 and April 2014 (follow-up 3.2 ± 0.7 years). Preoperative or postoperative IGF-I levels were identified for each patient. Results: Patients were divided into two groups: Group A (small size tumor), 56 patients; and Group B (large size tumor), 9 cases. IGF-I levels in Group A (195.8 ± 32.9 ng/ml) were compared with those of Group B (242.2 ± 22.2 ng/ml) and were found to have statistically significant difference (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Increased IGF-I levels could hold a key role...

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