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There are three main surgical approaches for the removal of an acoustic neuroma: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid/sub-occipital and middle fossa. The approach used for each individual person is based on several factors such as tumor size, location, skill and experience of the surgeon, and whether hearing preservation is a goal. Each of the surgical approaches has advantages and disadvantages, and excellent results have been achieved using all three of the techniques. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery
| Tumor Size | Treatment Line | Treatment |
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| tumor <1 to 1.5 cm
no tumor growth with tumor growth |
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focused radiation or surgery focused radiation or surgery salvage radiation or surgery observation |
| tumor 1.5 to 3 cm
no tumor growth with tumor growth |
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focused radiation or surgery
salvage radiation or surgery observation focused radiation or surgery salvage radiation or surgery observation |
| Tumor > 3 cm | First
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Surgery
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There are three main surgical approaches for the removal of an acoustic neuroma: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid/sub-occipital and middle fossa. The approach used for each individual person is based on several factors such as tumor size, location, skill and experience of the surgeon, and whether hearing preservation is a goal. Each of the surgical approaches has advantages and disadvantages, and excellent results have been achieved using all three of the techniques.