Cranial Nerve Tumor Flashcards

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Acoustic Neuroma
-Also known as Schwannoma or Vestibulocochlear neuroma

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A non-cancerous growths that develops on the eighth cranial nerve, the first symptom is usually a gradual loss of hearing in one ear, often accompanied by ringing in the ear (tinnitus) or a feeling of fullness in the ear

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