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Epidemiology and Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas

Journal

OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 257-+

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W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.12.008

Keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Tumour growth; Hearing preservation; Word recognition scoring; Treatment strategy

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This article describes various epidemiologic trends for vestibular schwannomas over the last 35 years, including a brief note on terminology. Additionally, it provides information on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing level following the diagnosis of a vestibular schwannoma. A treatment strategy based on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing also is discussed.

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