Originated from Schwann cells of t...
Common
Sensorineural hearing loss (unilateral), often progressive
Sudden deafness
Loss of speech discrimination
Tinnitus
Disequilibrium is common, but vertigo is less common.
Less common ...
Treatment options include observation, stereotactic radiosurgery, fractionated radiotherapy, and microsurgery.
Without intervention, 16–26% of patients require additional trea...
Yearly MRI follow-up for slow-growing tumors is advised.
MRI and audiometry
In one study, composite quality of life (cQOL) score 0 to 5 years out of surgery was sig...
Bell JR, Anderson-Kim SJ, Low C, et al. The persistence of tinnitus after acoustic neuroma surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;155(2):317–323. [View Abstract on OvidMedl...
The most common presenting signs and symptoms are unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, poor speech discrimination, and tinnitus.
May present as sudden deafness
MRI with gadolinium is t...
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<bold>Fig SK 13-1. Acoustic neuroma.</bold> Contrast-enhancing mass (arrow) in the right internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle cistern.<sup>1</sup>
<bold>Fig SK 13-1. Acoustic neuroma.</bold> Contrast-enhancing mass (arrow) in the right internal auditory canal and cerebello...
<bold>FIGURE 114.9</bold> Small intracanalicular acoustic neuroma observed on axial magnetic resonance imaging (<italic>arrow</bold>). The patient is a 42-year-old man who had reported progressive hearing loss in the right ear. Given his profound preoperative hearing loss, he had this lesion resected through a translabyrinthine approach without preservation of hearing function.
<bold>FIGURE 114.9</bold> Small intracanalicular acoustic neuroma observed on axial magnetic resonance imaging (<italic>...