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A neoplasm that arises from SCHWANN CELLS of the cranial, peripheral, and autonomic nerves. Clinically, these tumors may present as a cranial neuropathy, abdominal or soft tissue mass, intracranial lesion, or with spinal cord compression. Histologically, these tumors are encapsulated, highly vascular, and composed of a homogenous pattern of biphasic fusiform-shaped cells that may have a palisaded appearance. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp964-5)
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- Neurilemoma
- Neurinoma
- Schwannoma
- Neurilemmomas
- Neurilemomas
- Neurinomas
- Schwannomas
- Schwannomatosis, Plexiform
- Plexiform Schwannomatoses
- Plexiform Schwannomatosis
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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benign or malignant; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)
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1999 (1966)
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- National Library of Medicine. Neurilemmoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009442
- Neurilemmoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwannoma
- Neurilemmoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369148