Acoustic neuromas (AN) are benign tumors that originate from the root of the eighth cranial nerve. Although they are benign, their position in the cerebellopontine angle can produce severe morbidity due to cranial nerve and brainstem compression. • Presentation. Acoustic neuroma most commonly occurs in middle age, with 50% of patients between the ages of […]
Category: Neuroradiology
Brain Tumors: Diagnosis and Management of Benign and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases
After stroke, brain tumors are the most common cause of death from neurological diseases in the U.S., with 2% of all cancer deaths among adults attributable to primary malignant brain tumors. The incidence rate peaks in the seventh and eighth decades of adult life, and jumps by 500% in patients over age 85. Gliomas and […]