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What Is The Prognosis For Acoustic Neuroma?
Question: Dear Dr. Undergone Vestibular Schwanomma/ Acoustic Neuroma surgery in Feb 2017.
Please help me with prognosis? is it require lifetime treatment? Will this condition recur?
What is future complications?
Please help me with prognosis? is it require lifetime treatment? Will this condition recur?
What is future complications?
Brief Answer:
Be in regular follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The prognosis of acoustic schwannoma is very good.
If surgery is successful, then recurrence is rare.
Reported recurrence is less than 1%.
The follow-up is required regularly in a year or two.
Apart from supportive treatment, no drugs are required.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Neeraj Kumar , Neurologist
Be in regular follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The prognosis of acoustic schwannoma is very good.
If surgery is successful, then recurrence is rare.
Reported recurrence is less than 1%.
The follow-up is required regularly in a year or two.
Apart from supportive treatment, no drugs are required.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Neeraj Kumar , Neurologist
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Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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