Neurilemmoma
"Neurilemmoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neoplasm that arises from SCHWANN CELLS of the cranial, peripheral, and autonomic nerves. Clinically, these tumors may present as a cranial neuropathy, abdominal or soft tissue mass, intracranial lesion, or with spinal cord compression. Histologically, these tumors are encapsulated, highly vascular, and composed of a homogenous pattern of biphasic fusiform-shaped cells that may have a palisaded appearance. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp964-5)
Descriptor ID |
D009442
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MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.595 C04.557.580.600.610.595 C04.557.580.625.650.595
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Concept/Terms |
Neurilemmoma- Neurilemmoma
- Neurilemmomas
- Schwannoma
- Schwannomas
- Neurilemoma
- Neurilemomas
- Neurinoma
- Neurinomas
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Malignant Neurilemoma
- Malignant Neurilemomas
- Neurilemoma, Malignant
- Neurilemomas, Malignant
- Schwannoma, Malignant
- Malignant Schwannoma
- Malignant Schwannomas
- Schwannomas, Malignant
- Neurilemmosarcoma
- Neurilemmosarcomas
- Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Malignant
- Malignant Neurilemmoma
- Malignant Neurilemmomas
- Neurilemmoma, Malignant
- Neurilemmomas, Malignant
- MPNST
- MPNSTs
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