ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => Inquiries => Topic started by: tarico1949 on May 17, 2013, 01:19:25 pm
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Has anyone had an AN come back after first surgery?
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Yes. Assuming that no tumor cells were deliberately left due to the risk of nerve involvement, the re-growth rate post-op is somewhere around 5-10%, depending on the individual. I believe that Retrosigmoid Approach surgery has the highest re-growth rate. A 'fresh' MRI will tell you if there has been re-growth. If so, radiation is usually offered unless the growth is too large or too close to the brain stem.
Jim
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Hi tarico1949 and welcome to this forum .....
I am one of those in the 5-10% range who experienced regrowth following retrosigmoid approach surgery for removal of a 2.6 cm AN. The surgeon was confident he had totally excised the tumor so it truly was a rare case to regrow.
The original surgery was in 2008 and a second surgery was done for the regrowth (1.3 cm) in 2011, via translabyrinthine approach.
I am doing very well, by the way ..... no facial involvement and able to do everything I want to do. I am single side deaf but have a great assist from my Oticon Medical Ponto Pro bone-anchored hearing assist.
If you have specific questions, let us know.
Clarice