Other terms
Neoplasm, Nerve Sheath,Nerve Sheath Neoplasm,Tumors of the Nerve Sheath,Nerve Sheath Tumors,Neoplasms, Nerve Sheath,Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors,Nerve Sheath Tumors, Peripheral,Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors,Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Malignant,MPNST,MPNSTs,Perineurioma,Perineuriomas
Description
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms: Neoplasms which arise from nerve sheaths formed by SCHWANN CELLS in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM or by OLIGODENDROCYTES in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, NEUROFIBROMA, and NEURILEMMOMA are relatively common tumors in this category.
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