Acta otorrinolaringológica española
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Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp · Oct 2006
[Clinical tumoral size dissociation in acoustic neuroma: reality or measure distortion?].
In this study we have analyzed (i) the audiometric frequencies more often affected in acoustic neuroma (AN), (ii) the percentage of patients presenting normal hearing and those with sudden hearing loss, (iii) if there is a correlation between tumor size and hearing loss, and (iv) the relationship between clinical and radiological parameters and audiological data. ⋯ The association between hearing loss and Vth cranial nerve deficit, and between hearing loss and preoperative facial palsy is independent the size of the tumour.