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Term ID: | 7975 |
Name: | Neuroma, Acoustic |
Definition: | A benign SCHWANNOMA of the eighth cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE), mostly arising from the vestibular branch (VESTIBULAR NERVE) during the fifth or sixth decade of life. Clinical manifestations include HEARING LOSS; HEADACHE; VERTIGO; TINNITUS; and FACIAL PAIN. Bilateral acoustic neuromas are associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p673) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D000160|MESH:D003390|MESH:D009442|MESH:D010039 |
TreeNumbers: | C04.557.465.625.650.595.610 |C04.557.580.600.610.595.610 |C04.557.580.625.650.595.610 |C04.588.614.596.240.015 |C09.218.807.800.675 |C09.647.675 |C10.292.225.750 |C10.292.910.600 |
Synonyms: | Acoustic Neurilemmoma |Acoustic Neurilemmomas |Acoustic Neurilemoma |Acoustic Neurilemomas |Acoustic Neurinoma |Acoustic Neurinomas |Acoustic Neuroma |Acoustic Neuroma, Cerebellopontine Angle |Acoustic Neuromas |Acoustic Schwannoma |Acoustic Schwannomas |Acoustic T |
Slim Mappings: | Cancer|Ear-nose-throat disease|Nervous system disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D009464
MeSH: D009464
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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