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Vestibular schwannomas, also called acoustic neuromas, start in the nerve that connects the brain to the ear, according to Cancer Research UK.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2021

On May 5, Whitney released and relocated the affected nerves and removed three traumatic neuromas — scar balls of nerve endings that develop after an injury.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2021

Malignant schwannomas are similar to acoustic neuromas, benign tumors that can develop in people, in the nerve that connects the ear to the brain.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

Malignant schwannomas are similar to acoustic neuromas, benign tumors that can develop in people in the nerve that connects the ear to the brain.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2018

False neuromas, or neurofibromas, are knotty, spreading tumors of the size of a large potato, which are developed within the nerve sheaths and composed of nerve fibers and connective tissue bands interlaced.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry