acoustic schwannoma
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Schwannoma — Classification and external resources Schwannoma ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Acoustic neuroma — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acoustic neuroma ICD10 = ICD10|C|72|4|c|69 ICD9 = ICD9|225.1 ICDO = ICDO|9560|0 Caption = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000778 eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 239 DiseasesDB = 100 MeshID = D009464 An acoustic neuroma,… … Wikipedia
Acoustic neuroma — 1. A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
Acoustic neurinoma — 1. A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… … Medical dictionary
schwannoma — A benign, encapsulated neoplasm in which the fundamental component is structurally identical to a syncytium of Schwann cells; the neoplastic cells proliferate within the endoneurium, and the perineurium forms the capsule. The … Medical dictionary
acoustic neuroma — noun A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal. Syn: vestibular schwannoma, neurinoma … Wiktionary
acoustic neuroma — see vestibular schwannoma … The new mediacal dictionary
Vestibular schwannoma — Acoustic neuroma Classification and external resources Bilateral schwannomas in a patient with neurofibromatosis 2 ICD 10 C7 … Wikipedia
vestibular schwannoma — acoustic neuroma … Medical dictionary
vestibular schwannoma — a slow growing benign tumour arising on one of the vestibular nerves. It is also known as an acoustic neuroma, but this is a misnomer as the tumour arises from Schwann cells rather than nerve cells and on a vestibular nerve rather than the… … The new mediacal dictionary
