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Descriptor English:   Neuroma, Acoustic 
Descriptor Spanish:   Neuroma Acústico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Neuroma Acústico 
Synonyms English:   Acoustic Neuroma
Schwannoma, Acoustic
Schwannoma, Vestibular
Melanocytic Vestibular Schwannoma  
Tree Number:   C04.557.465.625.650.595.610
C04.557.580.600.610.595.610
C04.557.580.625.650.595.610
C04.588.614.300.015
C04.588.614.596.240.015
C09.218.807.800.675
C09.647.675
C10.292.225.750
C10.292.910.600
Definition English:   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) 
History Note English:   78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BS blood supply BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced
CH chemistry CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SC secondary
SE secretion SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   28187 
Unique Identifier:   D009464 

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