Nerve sheath tumor
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Nerve sheath tumor
| Nerve sheath tumor | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-O: | 9540-9570[1] |
| 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
- ^ "Spinal Cord Tumors -- Nerve Sheath Tumors (Schwannomas and Neurofibromas)". http://www.mayoclinic.org/spinal-cord-tumors/nervesheath.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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