Schwannoma risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  ; Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]

## Overview

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Common risk factors in the development of schwannoma are related to occupational, environmental, and genetic factors such as exposure to loud noise or cranial imaging, history of head injury or epilepsy or alcohol use.

## Risk Factors

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### Common Risk Factors

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* Common risk factors in the development of schwannoma include:
* Loud noise exposure [1]
* Chicken pox [2]
* Hay fever [3]
* Cranial imaging
* Epilepsy

### Less Common Risk Factors

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* Less common risk factors in the development of schwannoma include:
* Head injury
* Alcohol
* Cancer

## References

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1. ↑ Chen M, Fan Z, Zheng X, Cao F, Wang L (May 2016). "Risk Factors of Acoustic Neuroma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Yonsei Med. J. 57 (3): 776–83. doi:10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.776. PMC 4800371. PMID 26996581.
2. ↑ Corona AP, Ferrite S, Lopes Mda S, Rêgo MA (April 2012). "Risk factors associated with vestibular nerve schwannomas". Otol. Neurotol. 33 (3): 459–65. doi:10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182487fee. PMID 22377646.
3. ↑ Berkowitz O, Iyer AK, Kano H, Talbott EO, Lunsford LD (December 2015). "Epidemiology and Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Vestibular Schwannoma". World Neurosurg. 84 (6): 1674–80. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.07.007. PMID 26171891.

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