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Audit of regional screening guidelines for vestibular schwannoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. J. D. Dawes  and
J.-P. Jeannon
P. J. D. Dawes*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK
J.-P. Jeannon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr P. J. D. Dawes, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, Dunedin Public Hospital, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Fax: 00 64 3 474 7956
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Abstract

An audit of 334 patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as investigation for a possible diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma was carried out to assess adherence to previously agreed screening guidelines. This represents one year's activity. A posterior fossa tumour was identified in 12 patients. Scan requests were judged to be inappropriate for 28 cases. The issues surrounding the screening for acoustic neuroma are discussed.

Keywords

Schwannoma, vestibularMagnetic resonance imagingHealth planning guidelines
Type
Audit article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 860 - 864
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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