Nerve sheath tumor
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| Nerve sheath tumor | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 446: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| ICD-O | 9540-9570[1] |
| Patient UK | Nerve sheath tumor |
| MeSH | D018317 |
A nerve sheath tumor is a type of tumor of the nervous system (nervous system neoplasm) which is made up primarily of the myelin surrounding nerves.
A peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) is a nerve sheath tumor in the peripheral nervous system. Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors include schwannomas and neurofibromas.[2]
A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a cancerous peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
References
- ↑ http://ccrcal.org/PDF/CNSICD-O-3Codes.pdf
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