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Preferred term

Nerve Sheath Neoplasms  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Neoplasms, Nerve Sheath
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasm
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Nerve Sheath Tumors
  • Tumors of the Nerve Sheath

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S166165F-8

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