title: Acoustic schwannomas in children.
abstract: The clinical presentation and treatment of three cases of acoustic schwannoma occurring in children are described. All the tumors were detected late, when they had attained a large size and were extremely vascular. The use of preoperative tumor embolization as an adjunct to surgical excision is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Allcutt
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isla
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed