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acoustic neuroma  

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  • Acoustic neuromas are benign brain tumors derived from Schwann cells (cells that myelinate nerve axons in the peripheral nervous system) that affect cranial nerve VIII, the vestibulocochlear (acoustic) nerve. Acoustic neuromas are known by several other names: acoustic schwannomas, acoustic neurinomas, vestibular schwannomas, and vestibular neurilemomas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Acoustic Neuroma]

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