Define acoustic neuroma.
Acoustic schwannoma, Vestibular schwannoma
Benign tumors that arise from Schwann cells
Describe the location.
Commonly located within the internal acoustic canal and can extend into the cerebellopontine angle (most common tumor of the cerebellopontine angle)
Most commonly unilateral
Bilateral acoustic neuromas are strongly associated with neurofibromatosis type II.
General Epidemiology.
Median age: 52 years [1]
Incidence: 4:100,000 people per year (♂ = ♀
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