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Article: Recent studies by S. Verma and co-authors add new data to acoustic neuroma findings.(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
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- November 11, 2009
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In this recent article published in the journal Clinical Otolaryngology, scientists in Toronto, Canada conducted a study "To determine whether economic costs associated with a conservative management strategy for unilateral acoustic neuroma offer an economic advantage over active management options. Cost and sensitivity analysis on a prospective cohort."
"Single centre study within a tertiary referral centre in Toronto, Canada. 72 patients (32 males, 40 females) aged 36 to 78 years with unilateral acoustic neuroma were assigned initially to a conservative management strategy. Entry criteria were small tumour size (less than 15mm in the cerebellopontine angle), ...