Atypical Manifestation of Vestibular Schwannoma
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Atypical Manifestation of Vestibular Schwannoma
Introduction Vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma) is a benign tumor whose cells are derived from Schwann sheaths, which commonly occurs from the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve. Furthermore, vestibular schwannomas account for ∼8% of intracranial tumors in adults and 80 to 90% of tumors of the cerebellopontine angle. Its symptoms are varied, but what stands out m...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1809-9777,1809-4864
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351673