Abstract
Objective: To describe the clinical significance of tumor-associated hemorrhage in patients with acoustic neuromas. Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: University-based, tertiary care teaching hospital. Patients: Three patients with acoustic neuromas who experienced symptomatic tumoral bleeding. Interventions: Radiographic imaging, surgical removal of tumors, and pathologic analysis. Main Outcome Measures: Patient histories, radiologic characteristics, surgical results, and pathologic findings. Results: Tumoral hemorrhage can occur in patients with acoustic neuromas. These three cases and a review of the world literature suggest that tumor size may be the most important risk factor for tumor-related hemorrhage. Conclusion: These findings have implications for those patients with acoustic neuromas who choose not to have surgical removal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-711 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Otology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - Sep 20 2000 |
Keywords
- Acoustic neuroma
- Hemorrhage