Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Synonyms
Neoplasm, Nerve Sheath
Neoplasms, Nerve Sheath
Nerve Sheath Neoplasm
Nerve Sheath Tumors
Nerve Sheath Tumors, Peripheral
Perineurioma
Perineuriomas
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Tumors of the Nerve Sheath
Neoplasms which arise from nerve sheaths formed by SCHWANN CELLS in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM or by OLIGODENDROCYTES in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, NEUROFIBROMA, and NEURILEMMOMA are relatively common tumors in this category.