Removal of an acoustic neuroma in Casablanca

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Removal of an acoustic neuroma in Casablanca

Otolaryngologist (ENT)

It is a tumor of the cochleovestibular nerve, the nerve for hearing and balance, called acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. The risks of its development require its ablation. Neuroma is a benign, non-cancerous tumor. The evolutionary risks of this tumor are linked to its deep location between the bone of the rock where the ear is located, on the one hand, and the brain and the cerebellum, on the other. Deafness, tinnitus (wheezing or ringing in the ears) and balance disturbances are the main initial manifestations of the tumor. In the medium to long term, signs related to compression of the brain or other nerves may appear, mainly the trigeminal nerve (facial sensitivity) and the facial nerve (facial mobility). In view of these threats, surgery is proposed to confirm the nature of the lesion by pathological examination and to avoid cerebral or nerve compression. The goal of the operation is to remove the tumor, while preserving all the brain structures and nerves in contact with the tumor.