Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

acoustic schwannoma

Synonyms

acoustic neuroma

Definitions

A schwannoma that arises from the vestibular division of the vestibulocochlear nerve and tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade of life. Clinical manifestations include loss of hearing, headache, vertigo, facial pain, tinnitus, and facial weakness. Bilateral acoustic neuromas are associated with neurofibromatosis 2. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p673) [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID4481

Definition

A schwannoma that arises from the vestibular division of the vestibulocochlear nerve and tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade of life. Clinical manifestations include loss of hearing, headache, vertigo, facial pain, tinnitus, and facial weakness. Bilateral acoustic neuromas are associated with neurofibromatosis 2. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p673) [MeSH]

label

RID4481

Preferred_name

acoustic schwannoma

prefixIRI

RID4481

prefLabel

acoustic schwannoma

Synonym

acoustic neuroma

UMLS_ID

C0027859

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID4473

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