Würzburg Center for Neurofibromatoses (WCNF)
Programs and services
- Diagnostics, counselling, observation and treatment in suspected Neurofibromatosis
- Especially in vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neurinomas), meningiomas of head, orbit, spinal canal (Dotatate), optic glioma, cataract
- Therapy by an experienced multi-disciplinary team, high precision microsurgery supported by advanced surgical technology (O-Arm-neuronavigation, navigated ultrasound, nearfield neurophysiological monitoring)
- Disturbances of musculo-skelettal system, skull and spine with scoliosis
- Tumors of face, plexus, peripheral nerves, spinal canal, MPNST, neurosarcoma, GIST
- Reconstructive surgery for facial palsy, auditory implants (middle ear implants, cochlea implants, auditory brainstem implants) in hearing deficits
Cooperating institutions
- Division of Neuroradiology
- Department of Nuclear Medicine
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Dermatology
- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Comprehensive Cancer Center CCC Mainfranken & interdisciplinary oncological therapy center (IOT)
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Neurology
- Institute of Human Genetics
- Neurological Genetics, UKW Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Chair of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine