Acoustic Neuroma, also called a vestibular schwannoma or neurilemmoma, is a non-cancerous tumour that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). This nerve is responsible for ...

Pictured above from left to right are Rick Friedman, MD, PhD, and Marc Schwartz, MD, internationally recognized co-directors of the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health. They work with a ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...

Patients with a genetic syndrome called NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN) have tumors that develop on the covering of the brain or grow along the nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and/or other ...