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| ====== Vestibular schwannoma epidemiology ====== | ====== Vestibular schwannoma epidemiology ====== | ||
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| + | * Incidence: ~1 per 100,000 persons per year | ||
| + | * Most commonly diagnosed in adults aged 30–60 years | ||
| + | * Slight female predominance | ||
| + | * Bilateral tumors are pathognomonic of **Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)** | ||
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| ((Harner SG, Laws ER. Clinical Findings in Patients with Acoustic Neuromas. Mayo Clin Proc. 1983; 58: | ((Harner SG, Laws ER. Clinical Findings in Patients with Acoustic Neuromas. Mayo Clin Proc. 1983; 58: | ||
| - | Annual incidence is probably about 1.5 cases per 100,000 population – over the past couple decades this estimate has increased and the typical size at diagnosis has decreased as a result of the proliferation of MRI scans | + | Annual incidence is probably about 1.5 cases per 100,000 population – over the past couple decades this estimate has increased, and the typical size at diagnosis has decreased as a result of the proliferation of MRI scans |
| ((Stangerup SE, Caye-Thomasen P, Tos M, Thomsen J. The natural history of vestibular schwannoma. Otol Neurotol. 2006; 27: | ((Stangerup SE, Caye-Thomasen P, Tos M, Thomsen J. The natural history of vestibular schwannoma. Otol Neurotol. 2006; 27: | ||