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| ==Symptoms== | | ==Symptoms== |
| Symptoms of schwannoma depend on the location of the tumor.
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| * Intracranial schwannoma:<ref>Schwannoma. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Sara Wein et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/schwannoma</ref>
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| :* [[Acoustic neuroma]] (most common)<ref name="wiki">Vestibular Schwannoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma Accessed on October 2 2015</ref>
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| ::* [[Sensorineural]] [[hearing]] loss
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| ::* [[Vertigo]]
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| ::* [[Tinnitus]]
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| ::* [[Facial weakness]]
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| ::* Facial [[numbness]] and [[tingling]]
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| ::* [[Headaches]]
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| ::* [[Dizziness]]
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| ::* Difficulty swallowing and [[hoarseness]]
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| ::* Taste changes
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| ::* [[Confusion]]
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| :* Trigeminal schwannoma
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| ::* [[Trigeminal nerve]] dysfunction
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| :* Facial nerve schwannoma
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| ::* [[Facial nerve]] dysfunction
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| :* Jugular foramen schwannoma<ref name="pmid2612565">{{cite journal |vauthors=Giordano J, Rogers LV |title=Peripherally administered serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists reduce inflammatory pain in rats |journal=[[European Journal of Pharmacology]] |volume=170 |issue=1-2 |pages=83–6 |year=1989 |pmid=2612565 |doi= |url= |issn= |accessdate=2015-11-20}}</ref>
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| ::* [[Hearing loss]]
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| ::* [[Tinnitus]]
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| ::* [[Dysphagia]]
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| ::* [[Ataxia]]
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| ::* [[Hoarseness]]
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| :* Hypoglossal schwannomas
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| ::* [[Hypoglossal nerve]] dysfunction
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| * Spinal schwannoma<ref name="pmid2588243">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kolvenbach H, Lauven PM, Schneider B, Kunath U |title=Repetitive intercostal nerve block via catheter for postoperative pain relief after thoracotomy |journal=[[The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon]] |volume=37 |issue=5 |pages=273–6 |year=1989 |pmid=2588243 |doi=10.1055/s-2007-1020331 |url=http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2007-1020331 |issn= |accessdate=2015-11-20}}</ref>
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| ::* [[Back pain]]
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| ::* [[Urinary incontinence]]
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| ::* [[Urinary retention]]
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| ::* [[Clumsiness]]
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| ::* [[Weakness]]
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| ::* [[Paresthesias]]
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| * Intercostal nerve schwannoma
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| :* Usually asymptomatic
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| * Intramuscular schwannoma
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| :* Painless [[mass]]<ref name="pmid3735913">{{cite journal |vauthors=Opaleva-Stegantseva VA, Ivanov AG, Gavrilina IA, Khar'kov EI, Ratovskaia VI |title=[Incidence of sudden death cases in acute coronary insufficiency and acute myocardial infarction at the pre-hospital stage in Krasnoyarsk] |language=Russian |journal=[[Kardiologiia]] |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=23–6 |year=1986 |pmid=3735913 |doi= |url= |issn= |accessdate=2015-11-20}}</ref> | |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |