title: Epidemiology and natural history of vestibular schwannomas.
abstract: This article describes various epidemiologic trends for vestibular schwannomas over the last 35 years, including a brief note on terminology. Additionally, it provides information on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing level following the diagnosis of a vestibular schwannoma. A treatment strategy based on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing also is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. stangerup@pc.dk
authors.forename: Sven-Eric
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Stangerup
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caye-Thomasen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden