The management evolution for vestibular schwannoma: history and current situation

VernacularTitle:听神经瘤治疗的历史衍变
Author: Lingying HU ¹ ; Zhaoyan WANG ; Qingquan HUA
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1. 430060,武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科
Keywords: Neuroma,acoustic; Otologic surgical procedures
From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;51(6):469-472
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: It has been over 200 years since the acoustic neuroma(AN) was firstly reported.From simply describing its symptoms to the decline of surgical mortality,the protection of facial and acoustic nerve function,as well as the improvement of the patients' quality of life.Physicians made efforts on evolving the diagnostic techniques and treatment strategies,and a better understanding of AN's development.The current major managements of AN are microsurgery,stereotactic radiosurgery,and follow-up.We reviewed the AN's history and prospected its future managements.