A 45- year old woman who works as an accountant has right-sided hearing loss as well as ” ringing of the ears”( tinnitus) that has begun to interfere with her work. She reports that this has been happening over a 6- month period. She denies headache or trauma. She has not had previous medical problems. A CT scan of the head reveals a 2 cm mass at the cerebello- pontine angle. What is your diagnosis?
Most likely diagnosis is Acoustic neuroma/ schwannoma of eighth cranial nerve
Other types of peripheral nerve tumors are Neurofibromas, Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and Neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2
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