Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study acoustic neuroma diagnostic process, describe tumor's molecular basis and its magnetic resonance imaging characterization, which is considered to be the gold standard diagnostic tool to study this disease.
MeSH terms
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Age of Onset
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Contrast Media
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Genes, Neurofibromatosis 2
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Humans
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Incidence
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
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Neurofibromatosis 2 / diagnosis
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Neurofibromatosis 2 / epidemiology
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Neurofibromatosis 2 / genetics
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Neuroimaging / methods*
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Neurologic Examination*
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Neuroma, Acoustic / epidemiology
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Neuroma, Acoustic / genetics
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Neuroma, Acoustic / pathology*
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Prevalence