Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms

Overview

Neoplasms which arise from peripheral nerve tissue. This includes NEUROFIBROMAS; SCHWANNOMAS; GRANULAR CELL TUMORS; and malignant peripheral NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp1750-1)

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Quick facts about Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms

Topic type

Condition

Category

Oncology

MeSH classification

C04.588.614.596|C10.551.775|C10.668.829.725

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