Volume : 7, Issue : 1, January - 2018

ACOUSTIC NEUROMA-A CASE REPORT

Dr Meeta Jain, Dr Nipa A Dalal, Dr Madhavi S Raibagkar, Dr Shailee Mehta, Dr Shaili Shah, Dr Shivani Patel

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calii, sans-serif;">Acoustic neuroma is a beningn tumor arising from abnormal excessive proliferation of schwann cells enveloping the lateral portion of vestibulocochlear nerve in the internal acoustic meatus and therefore it is also known as </span><b><i><span style="font-size:24.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Calii&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;&#10;color:#5B9BD5;mso-themecolor:accent1;mso-font-kerning:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">vestibular schwannoma.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calii, sans-serif;">It </span><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calii, sans-serif;">is a very rare tumor with incidence of 0.001% seen between ages of 30-60 yr and comprises of about 6% of all intracranial tumors however 80% of all cerebellopontine angle tumors are acoustic neuromas.Unilateral progressive sensorineural hearing loss ,tinnitus and giddiness are most common presenting features.MRI is the investigation of choice. </span><span style="font-size:&#10;24.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Calii&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:&#10;minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:&#10;minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">&nbsp;conservative management is considered in initial stage while in later stage &nbsp;stereotactic radiotherapy and microsurgical removal o</span><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Calii&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">f tumor is&nbsp; considered .</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Calii Light&quot;, sans-serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Calii Light&quot;, sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>