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

Volume : VII, Issue : I, 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 :

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 vestibular schwannoma.It 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 he� loss ,tinnitus and giddiness are most common presenting features.MRI is the investigation of choice. conservative management is considered in initial stage while in later stage stereotactic radiotherapy and microsurgical removal of tumor is considered .