Surgical management of acoustic neuromas during the last five years. Part I.
A consecutive series of 94 patients with acoustic neuromas, who were treated in the years 1980-1984, was reviewed. Hearing loss was the most common presenting symptom. During 1980-1984, all acoustic neuromas were treated surgically; 93 cases had a total excision and only one case had a subtotal excision. Mortality and morbidity were low and patients who had a fair to poor outcome rating had large tumors. Overall, cranial nerve VII was preserved in 64.1% of cases, while cranial nerves VII and VIII were anatomically preserved in 27% of cases.
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D000368:Aged; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology