[A type of benign brain tumor that begins in the Schwann cells, which produce the myelin that protects the acoustic nerve - the nerve of hearing. ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0027859 Relation/PAR: ACOUSTIC NERVE DISORDERS
Cranial Nerve Neoplasm
neurilemmoma
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
Relation/CHD: acoustic neurofibromatosis