Diseases

Acoustic Neuroma

A benign SCHWANNOMA of the eighth cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE), mostly arising from the vestibular branch (VESTIBULAR NERVE) during the fifth or sixth decade of life. Clinical manifestations include HEARING LOSS; HEADACHE; VERTIGO; TINNITUS; and FACIAL PAIN. Bilateral acoustic neuromas are associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p673)

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A benign SCHWANNOMA of the eighth cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE), mostly arising from the vestibular branch (VESTIBULAR NERVE) during the fifth or sixth decade of life. Clinical manifestations include HEARING LOSS; HEADACHE; VERTIGO; TINNITUS; and FACIAL PAIN. Bilateral acoustic neuromas are associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p673)

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  • Acoustic Tumor
  • Neurilemmoma, Acoustic
  • Neurilemoma, Acoustic
  • Neurinoma of the Acoustic Nerve
  • Neurinoma, Acoustic
  • Neuroma, Acoustic
  • Schwannoma, Acoustic
  • Schwannoma, Vestibular
  • Vestibular Schwannoma
  • Acoustic Neurilemmoma
  • Acoustic Neurilemmomas
  • Acoustic Neurilemoma
  • Acoustic Neurilemomas
  • Acoustic Neurinoma
  • Acoustic Neurinomas
  • Acoustic Neuromas
  • Acoustic Schwannoma
  • Acoustic Schwannomas
  • Acoustic Tumors
  • Neurilemmomas, Acoustic
  • Neurilemomas, Acoustic
  • Neurinomas, Acoustic
  • Neuromas, Acoustic
  • Schwannomas, Acoustic
  • Schwannomas, Vestibular
  • Tumor, Acoustic
  • Tumors, Acoustic
  • Vestibular Schwannomas
  • Acoustic Neuroma, Cerebellopontine Angle
  • Angle Tumor
  • Cerebellopontine Angle Acoustic Neuroma
  • Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
  • Melanocytic Vestibular Schwannoma
  • Neuroma, Acoustic, Unilateral
  • Angle Tumor, Cerebellopontine
  • Angle Tumors
  • Angle Tumors, Cerebellopontine
  • Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors
  • Melanocytic Vestibular Schwannomas
  • Schwannoma, Melanocytic Vestibular
  • Schwannomas, Melanocytic Vestibular
  • Tumor, Angle
  • Tumor, Cerebellopontine Angle
  • Tumors, Angle
  • Tumors, Cerebellopontine Angle
  • Vestibular Schwannoma, Melanocytic
  • Vestibular Schwannomas, Melanocytic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Acoustic Nerve (1966-1977)
  • Neurilemmoma (1966-1977)

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  2. C04w.557.580.600w.610w.595w.610w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acoustic Neuroma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009464. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009464
  2. Acoustic Neuroma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma
  3. Acoustic Neuroma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423965