Table 1. Patient information.

S. No.	Patient numbera	Age (years)	Sex	Tumour size (cm)	Symptoms
1	7	55	Male	5.2 × 3.3 × 3.5	Headache
2	9	55	Female	4.4 × 3.2 × 3.1	Speech problem, dysphagia, occasional giddiness, minimal loss of hearing in the right and profound loss of hearing on the left
3	10	60	Female	4.8 × 3.6 × 3.7	Hearing dysfunction, tinnitus
4	11	26	Male	3.5 × 3.1 × 3.3	Headache, profound hearing loss
5	12	32	Female	3.6 × 3.3 × 2.6	Headache, vomiting, hearing loss in left ear
6	13	32	Male	3.5 × 3.5 × 3.2	Tinnitus, deviation of angle of mouth
7	14	40	Male	4.5 × 2.8 × 3.5	Not available
8	15	35	Male	3.9 × 4.3 × 3.6	Not available
9	16	26	Female	4.4 × 3.2 × 3.9	Hydrocephalus
10	17	35	Female	4.2 × 3.2 × 3.7	Swinging while walking, hydrocephalus
11	18	44	Male	3.7 × 3.2 × 3.1	Hearing loss in right ear, tinnitus
12	19	35	Male	3.0 × 3.6 × 2.5	Profound hearing loss in right ear, swinging towards right side
13	20	43	Male	4.2 × 3.7 × 3.8	Headache, vomiting, blurring of vision, tinnitus
14	21	51	Female	3.0 × 2.6 × 2.9	Progressive hearing loss in left ear, difficulty in walking, blurring sensation in left eye
15	22	50	Male	4.0 × 3.9 × 3.8	Swinging while walking, headache, tinnitus, mild hydrocephalus
16	23	26	Male	5.17 × 4.95 × 3.8	Partial deafness, facial palsy, hydrocephalus
After surgery, the tumours were confirmed as VS by histological evaluation of the sections of the tumour tissues
Number of males 10; number of females 6; mean tumour size 4.1 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm

^aThe patient number is assigned in the lab