@article{62b4e29e61db48c2810f2e052c6b1b88,
title = "Epidemiology and natural history of vestibular schwannomas",
abstract = "This article describes various epidemiologic trends for vestibular schwannomas over the last 35 years, including a brief note on terminology. Additionally, it provides information on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing level following the diagnosis of a vestibular schwannoma. A treatment strategy based on the natural history of tumor growth and hearing also is discussed.",
keywords = "Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Neoplasm Staging, Neuroma, Acoustic, Otologic Surgical Procedures, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Terminology as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Tumor Burden",
author = "Sven-Eric Stangerup and Per Caye-Thomasen",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1016/j.otc.2011.12.008",
language = "English",
volume = "45",
pages = "257--68, vii",
journal = "Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America",
issn = "0030-6665",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders",
number = "2",
}