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Revision as of 13:28, 12 September 2012
Nerve sheath tumor | |
ICD-O: | 9540-9570[1] |
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MeSH | D018317 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A Nerve sheath tumor is a class of tumors of the nervous system which are primarily comprised of the myelin surrounding nerves.
Examples include schwannoma and neurofibroma.[2]