Preferred Label : Vestibular schwannoma;
ICD-11 definition : Vestibular schwannoma is a rare tumor of the posterior fossa originating in the Schwann
cells of the vestibular transitional zone of the vestibulocochlear nerve that can
be benign, small, slow growing and asymptomatic or large, faster growing and aggressive
and potentially fatal, presenting with symptoms of hearing and balance impairment,
vertigo, ataxia, headache and fifth, sixth or seventh cranial nerve dysfunction and
facial numbness.;
ICD-11 inclusion : acoustic schwannoma; acoustic neurilemmoma; benign neoplasm of acoustic nerve; acoustic neurinoma;
Origin ID : 873486320;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Vestibular schwannoma is a rare tumor of the posterior fossa originating in the Schwann
cells of the vestibular transitional zone of the vestibulocochlear nerve that can
be benign, small, slow growing and asymptomatic or large, faster growing and aggressive
and potentially fatal, presenting with symptoms of hearing and balance impairment,
vertigo, ataxia, headache and fifth, sixth or seventh cranial nerve dysfunction and
facial numbness.
