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Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)

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Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders

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Abstract

Vestibular schwannomas (VS) or acoustic neuromas are benign tumors arising from Schwann cells of the vestibular branch of the eighth cranial nerve. The tumor was first described 1910 by Henschen, who provided evidence that it originates from the Schwann cells. Nevertheless, the term acoustic neuroma was commonly used. The National Institute of Health decided in 1992 in a Consensus Development Conference: “The term vestibular schannoma is preferred over acoustic neuroma as these tumors are composed of Schwann cells and typically involve the vestibular rather than the acoustic division of the eighth cranial nerve.” Therefore, we will use the term of VS, although acoustic neuroma is still more common in the literature.

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Grosu, AL., Oestreicher, E., Fauser, C., Lumenta, C., Arnold, W.J., Molls, M. (2008). Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma). In: Seegenschmiedt, M.H., Makoski, HB., Trott, KR., Brady, L.W. (eds) Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68943-0_36

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