What is it about?
Small acoustic neurinomas can be removed completely with hearing preservation. Surgical tumor removal can accomplish the long-term cure of disease and the long-term neurological function, i.e. hearing preservation.
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Why is it important?
Surgical tumor removal with hearing preservation can be the first-line treatment option for patients with small acoustic neurinoma with preserved hearing.
Perspectives
This paper clarifies the treatment option for small acoustic neurinomas.
Iwao Yamakami
Seikei-kai Chiba Medical Center
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This page is a summary of: Retrosigmoid removal of small acoustic neuroma: curative tumor removal with preservation of function, Journal of Neurosurgery, September 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2014.6.jns132471.
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