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)

Also Known As:

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

Neoplasms: 1361496
- Neoplasms by Site: 4
  - Nervous System Neoplasms: 237
    - Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms: 49
      - Cranial Nerve Neoplasms: 3
        Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
    - Cranial Nerve Neoplasms: 3
      - Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type: 2
  - Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms: 4514
    - Neuroectodermal Tumors: 216
      - Neuroendocrine Tumors: 6524
        Neurilemmoma: 2220
        Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
  - Nerve Tissue Neoplasms: 1
    - Nerve Sheath Neoplasms: 280
      - Neuroma: 1302
        Neurilemmoma: 2220
        Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
    - Neuroectodermal Tumors: 216
      - Neuroendocrine Tumors: 6524
        Neurilemmoma: 2220
        Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases: 204
- Ear Diseases: 267
  - Retrocochlear Diseases: 5
    - Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases: 23
      - Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
- Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms: 10
  - Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Cranial Nerve Diseases: 564
  - Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases: 23
    - Acoustic Neuroma: 1896
  - Cranial Nerve Neoplasms: 3
    - Acoustic Neuroma: 1896

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