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Acoustic Neuroma Learning Center

An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous (benign), often slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. It is located behind the ear right under the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 12, 2009
An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor involving cells of the myelin sheath that surrounds the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
A vestibular schwannoma is a type of benign (non-cancerous) tumor that affects the eighth cranial nerve.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor involving cells of the myelin sheath that surrounds the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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