Veterinary Dictionary:
neurilemmoma
A tumor of a peripheral nerve sheath (neurilemma); called also schwannoma. Occur as small subcutaneous tumors on the head of goldfish.
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neurinoma
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve
Wikipedia:
Neurinoma
| ICD-O: | 9560/0 |
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| MeSH | D009442 |
Neurinoma is a tumor, usually benign but sometimes cancerous, which forms on the myelinous sheath of a nerve. Neurinomas commonly affect the ear, where they are called acoustic neuromas; however, they can afflict any nerve.
See also
| Nervous tissue tumors (ICD-O 9350-9589) | |
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| Miscellaneous tumors (9350-9370) | Craniopharyngioma - Pinealoma |
| Glioma (9380-9480) | Gliomatosis cerebri - Oligoastrocytoma - Ependymoma - Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme) - Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour - Oligodendroglioma - Medulloblastoma - Primitive neuroectodermal tumor |
| Neuroepitheliomatous (9490-9520) | Ganglioneuroma - Neuroblastoma - Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor - Retinoblastoma |
| Meningiomas (9530) | Meningioma |
| Nerve sheath tumor (9540-9570) | Neurofibroma (Neurofibrosarcoma, Neurofibromatosis) - Schwannoma - Neurinoma - Acoustic neuroma - Neuroma |
| see also brain tumors (though not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue) | |
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