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  2. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - Wikipedia

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    A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerves. Given its origin and behavior it is classified as a sarcoma . About half the cases are diagnosed in people with neurofibromatosis ; the lifetime risk for an MPNST in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is 8–13%. [ 2 ]

  3. Peripheral nerve tumor - Wikipedia

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    New and more precisely defined entities include malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumor (formerly known as melanotic schwannoma) and hybrid nerve sheath tumors. [4] [5] The majority of peripheral nerve tumors are benign tumors of the nerve sheath (usually schwannomas); on rare occasions, they are metastatic tumors or originate from the nerve cells.

  4. Nerve sheath tumor - Wikipedia

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    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.Nerve sheath tumors can be benign or malignant, and may affect both the peripheral and central nervous systems.

  5. Nervous system tumor - Wikipedia

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    A nervous system tumor is a tumor that arises within the nervous system, either the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS). [1] [2] Nervous system primary tumors include various types of brain tumor and spinal tumors, such as gliomas, and meningiomas (of the CNS), and schwannomas (of the PNS) and can be either benign or malignant.

  6. Nervous system neoplasm - Wikipedia

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    Nervous system neoplasms include various types of brain and spinal cord tumors, such as gliomas, and meningiomas (of the CNS), and schwannomas (of the PNS) and can be either benign or malignant. [1] In the CNS a tumor may be a secondary malignant tumor having metastasised (spread from a primary site in the body). Treatment and prognosis depend ...

  7. Schwannoma - Wikipedia

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    Malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumor (previously known as melanotic schwannoma) is a rare aggressive peripheral nerve sheath tumor that typically develops in conjunction with spinal or visceral autonomic nerves, consisting uniformly of Schwann cells displaying melanocytic differentiation.

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