We want to understand what makes vestibular schwannomas grow and resist treatments. We are investigating many aspects of vestibular schwannoma, particularly ways to improve surgery in challenging ...

Meghan Shaw was no stranger to the otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor). For as long as she could remember, she suffered from frequent sinus infections. She got surgery at age 14 but, by 16 ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...

A vestibular schwannoma is a slow-growing, benign tumor developing in the nerves that connect the inner ear to the brain. These tumors are not malignant, and produce symptoms by pressure on the ...

Vestibular schwannomas account for 8% of all intracranial tumors and are the most common neoplasm of the cerebellopontine angle in adults. These tumors derive from myelinating Schwann cells of the ...

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, is back home and resting after a 12-hour brain surgery. Stafford shared in early April that she was experiencing symptoms of a rare, ...