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Thanks Colleen. We actually are still waiting for the biopsy to confirm that it was a ganglion cyst. It was not a neuroma for sure. It was not an ideal situation. The "cyst" was wrapped around the cochlear nerve, the vestibular nerve and was threatening the facial nerve. They were able to protect the facial nerve but she did lose hearing in her right ear. She is obviously disappointed by that but is adapting to her new situation and actively looking for ways to deal with it. She is now monitoring this channel and aso the Mayo hearing loss channel. Brian

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Sorry Colleen. I didn't actually answer your question. No, they did not remove it. They couldn't do that without risk to the facial nerve. But if its a ganglion cyst, the concern seems to be lower that it is a long-term threat. So the doctors are just proposing an annual MRI to monitor it.

By the way, our daughter will be back in the US in August. We might like to get a second opinion from Mayo on how to manage the situation going forward. How should we proceed? Thanks!