title: The approach to the patient with incidentally diagnosed vestibular schwannoma.
abstract: With the increasing prevalence and decreasing cost of MRI scans, incidental discovery of vestibular schwannoma (VS) has become more common. Scarce literature exists regarding management of the tumors in those patients with incidentally discovered VSs, and clear guidelines for management do not exist. In this review, the authors examine the available literature for insights into management of incidentally diagnosed VS and provide an algorithm for their management.
authors.affiliation: House Clinic, Los Angeles, California 90057, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoa
authors.forename: Doniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drazin
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lekovic
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015995:Prevalence