RT Journal
A1 MORELLE J
T1 TUmors of the acoustic nerve
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1929
FD April 1
VO 18
IS 4
SP 1886
OP 1895
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1929.01140130988066
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1929.01140130988066
AB This study shows, in accordance with the important contributions of Henschen1 and of Cushing,2 that the acoustic tumors are composed histologically of a fibrillary tissue and of a reticular tissue, intermingled in varying proportions. The variation in structure has resulted in a corresponding variation in the terminology used to designate these tumors.At the suggestion of Dr. Cushing, an attempt was made to determine whether the topographic distribution of these types of tissue in an early tumor might throw light on their significance. Moreover, since the clinical examination had revealed the persistence of a certain degree of auditory acuity, it was interesting to determine exactly the course of the remaining nervous fibers.REPORT OF CASE 
    The tumor which forms the basis of this study was found accidentally at the autopsy of a woman, aged 73, who died following an operation for cancer of the breast. The presence of