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what is 'acoustic neuroma - type of brain tumor '?

Acoustic neuroma (or Vestibular Schwannoma) is a benign primary intracranial tumor of the myelin forming cells called "Schwann cells" (Schwannoma) of the 8th cranial nerve --- also known as the acoustic nerve, (or more properly the vestibulocochlear nerve).

The term "acoustic neuroma" is actually a misnomer since the tumor never arises from the acoustic division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) and the tumor is not a neuroma but a schwannoma.

diagnostic test search results for 'acoustic neuroma'

1 - 5 of 9 diagnostic tests

	Brain MRI	acoustic neuroma and Brain MRI
	Hearing test	standard technique of representing hearing loss acoustic neuroma and Hearing test
	Gadolinium-enhanced MRI	acoustic neuroma and Gadolinium-enhanced MRI
	Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER)	acoustic neuroma and Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER)
	Electronystagmogram (ENG)	acoustic neuroma and Electronystagmogram (ENG)
	Caloric testing	acoustic neuroma and Caloric testing
	air-contrast cisternography	acoustic neuroma and air-contrast cisternography
	oculomotor testing	acoustic neuroma and oculomotor testing
	speech reception threshold (SRT)	acoustic neuroma and speech reception threshold (SRT)
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therapeutic procedure search results for 'acoustic neuroma'
1 - 5 of 12 therapeutic procedures
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	Stereotactic radiosurgery	acoustic neuroma and Stereotactic radiosurgery
	Resection	acoustic neuroma and Resection
	Craniectomy with excision of brain tumor	acoustic neuroma and Craniectomy with excision of brain tumor
	Debulking of Tumor	acoustic neuroma and Debulking of Tumor
	External fractionated radiation	acoustic neuroma and External fractionated radiation
	Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS)	acoustic neuroma and Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS)
	Speech Therapy	acoustic neuroma and Speech Therapy
	Surgical Removal of Acoustic Neuroma	acoustic neuroma and Surgical Removal of Acoustic Neuroma
	craniectomy	acoustic neuroma and craniectomy
	decompressive craniectomy	acoustic neuroma and decompressive craniectomy
	fractionated radiotherapy	acoustic neuroma and fractionated radiotherapy
	radiosurgery	acoustic neuroma and radiosurgery
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