Janet is a department secretary at a university. She has noticed over the last few months difficulty hearing faculty and students in her left ear. She compensates by turning her right ear to people when they speak Case Studies 89 to her. In addition to this left ear hearing loss, Janet has begun to experience a ringing in her left ear and some dizziness. Janet was referred to an audiologist by her primary care physician who diagnosed her with a high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. The audiologist referred Janet to a neurologist who ordered an MRI. The MRI revealed a brain tumor on the eighth cranial nerve.
1. What type of brain tumor is the likely type in this case?
2. Is this type of brain tumor fast or slow growing?
3. What type of treatment might Janet receive for her brain tumor?
