Biomarkers in Vestibular Schwannoma–Associated Hearing Loss

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Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign tumors composed of differentiated neoplastic Schwann cells. They can be classified into two groups: sporadic VS, and those associated to neurofibromatosis type2 (NF2). VSs usually grow slowly, initially causing unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (HL) and tinnitus. These tumors cause HL both due to compression of the auditory nerve and to the secretion of different...

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