Prevalence for Diagnosis: Acoustic neuroma
| Population / Calculator | Prevalence | Comments / Study / Link | Order |
| Overall [Edit] |
0.02% | This is based on a retrospective analysis of 46,000 MRI done for other reasons, which identified 8 acoustic neuromas.
The prevalence of "incidental" acoustic neuroma. Lin D; Hegarty JL; Fischbein NJ; Jackler RK Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Mar;131(3):241-4. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA. |
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| Neurofibromatosis Type 2 [Edit] |
100% | Eventually, close to 100% of NF Type 2 patients will develop bilateral acoustic neuromas.
Neurologist. 2006 Mar;12(2):86-93. Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2. Yohay K. Division of Child Neurology and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. kyohay@jhmi.edu |
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