Medical Definition of Vestibular schwannoma

1. This is a benign tumour of the 8th cranial nerve that affects approximately 1 out of 100,000 people. This tumour arises from the myelin forming Schwann cells that coat the 8th cranial nerve (acoustic nerve). Clinical presentation usually includes hearing deficit. Diagnosis can be made with auditory evoked potentials and/or MRI scanning of the brain. Vertigo and tinnitus may be associated symptoms. Surgical removal of this tumour involves dissection, cautery and obliteration with laser. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vestibular Schwannoma

vestibular hair cells
vestibular labyrinth
vestibular ligament
vestibular lip of limbus of spiral lamina
vestibular membrane
vestibular nerve
vestibular neuronitis
vestibular nuclei
vestibular nucleus
vestibular nystagmus
vestibular ocular reflex
vestibular organ
vestibular part of vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibular root
vestibular root of vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibular schwannoma (current term)
vestibular screen
vestibular sense
vestibular surface of tooth
vestibular system
vestibular system
vestibular vein
vestibular veins
vestibular wall of cochlear duct
vestibular window
vestibulate
vestibule
vestibule
vestibuled
vestibules

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