Fortunately acoustic neuromas usually grow very slowly, by millimeters, millimeters per year.

幸运的是，瘤常生长得非常缓慢，每年之增长几毫米。

I'll always be grateful to the doctor who first told me about my neuroma.

我将永远感激第一个告诉我，我有瘤的医生。

To cope with my acoustic neuroma I need to believe a lot of amazing things.

为了应对我的瘤，我需要相信很多奇的事情。

An acoustic neuroma is a small growth, sort of like the moles that many of us have on our skin.

瘤生长非常缓慢，有点像我们很多人皮肤上的痣。

When acoustic neuromas grow, they can cause loss of hearing, balance or the ability to control facial muscles.

瘤不断变大，它们可能会导致力、平衡或者面部肌肉控制能力的丧失。

Until I wrote this speech, I had only told 10 people about my neuroma.

在我写这篇演讲稿之前，我只告诉过十个人我长了瘤。

He has neuroblastoma cancer which has recurred for a third time.

他患有母细胞瘤，这已是第三次复发了。

High levels of HMA and VMA are usually the first indication of neuroblastoma.

高水平的HMA和VMA通常是母细胞瘤的早期征象。

Medical experts noted that a drug for certain neurofibromatosis patients could be available in 2024.

医学专家指出，2024 年可能会有一种用于某些纤维瘤病患者的药物。

Very few people have acoustic neuromas, but everyone, everyone has vulnerabilities, pain and struggles that they conceal from the world.

很少有人患有瘤，但每个人都有自己不想让别人知道的弱点、痛苦和挣扎。

Meanwhile, some NF treatments have entered clinical trials in China.

与此同时，一些纤维瘤病疗法已在中国进入临床试验。

Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer in infants, and it's only rarely seen in children over five years old.

母细胞瘤是最常见的婴儿期肿瘤，而5岁以上的患儿就很罕见了。

The problem that justified the test turned out to be very minor, but the MRI revealed an unrelated issue called an acoustic neuroma.

结果发现让我去做这次检查的症状并无大碍，但核磁共振显示出来另一个问题，我患了瘤。

A poorly differentiated neuroblastoma is composed of slightly more differentiated cells, with smaller nuclei and a bit more cytoplasm.

分化不良型母细胞瘤由分化稍多一些的细胞组成，有较小的细胞核和多一点的细胞质。

Those are the different types of neurofibromas, by the way, that were popping up.

- 顺便说一下，这些是不同类型的纤维瘤。

The neurofibroma started as a small bump, near the base of the spine.

- 纤维瘤一开始是一个小肿块，靠近脊柱底部。

Our patient has a 200 pound neurofibroma.

- 我们的患者患有 200 磅重的纤维瘤。

About half of all neuroblastomas spread to the bones, causing bone pain and small fractures.

大约一半的母细胞瘤会转移到骨骼，造成骨痛和轻微骨折。

So a neurofibroma is usually a non-cancerous tumor, meaning that it's not malignant, it's benign.

- 所以纤维瘤通常是一种非癌性肿瘤，这意味它不是恶性的，而是良性的。

Symptoms of neuroblastoma result from the chemokine release, and include fever, weight loss, sweating, and fatigue.

母细胞瘤症状的产生源于趋化因子的释放，包括发热、体重减轻、出汗和乏力。