Acoustic neuromas arise from the Schwann cells of the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve and are benign tumors.What is the postauricular incisional approach that offers the best chance of saving the integrity of the facial nerve?

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The translabyrinthine approach for the removal of an acoustic tumor reduces mortality and morbidity and offers a good chance of saving the facial nerve if the tumor has not directly invaded it.The surgeon makes a postauricular incision slightly longer and more posterior than the incision for mastoidectomy and elevates the periosteum from the mastoid bone.

Acoustic Neuromas Arise from the Schwann Cells of the Vestibular