1Associate Professor Department of Pathology, GMC, Patiala
2Junior Resident Department of Pathology, GMC, Patiala
3Professor & Head Department of Pathology, GMC, Patiala
4Associate Professor Dept. of Forensic Medicine, GMC, Patiala
Acoustic neuroma is a benign intracranial tumor of the myelin-forming cells of the vestibulocochlear nerve. It comprises 5–10% of all intracranial neoplasm in adults. Incidence peaks in the fifth and sixth decades and both sexes are affected. Incidence of acoustic neuromas in postmortem cases is 0.8%. The best tests to diagnose acoustic neuroma are audiometry and MRI scanning of the head with gadolinium contrast. Incidence of occult acoustic neuroma is as low as 1% in the literature. We are reporting a case of Acoustic neuroma of Brain in a post mortem case of a prisoner.
