Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms (definition)

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Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms

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Definition: 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)

coordinate IM with specific peripheral nerve (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
Examples Cranial Nerve Neoplasms

Other names Tumors, Peripheral Nerve; Tumor, Peripheral Nerve; Peripheral Nerve Tumor; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasm; Nerve Tumors, Peripheral; Nerve Tumor, Peripheral; Nerve Neoplasms, Peripheral; Nerve Neoplasm, Peripheral; Neoplasms, Peripheral Nerve; Neoplasm, Peripheral Nerve; Peripheral Nervous System Malignant Neoplasms; Peripheral Nervous System Benign Neoplasms; Peripheral Nerve Tumors; Peripheral Nerve Neoplastic Infiltration; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Malignant; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Benign; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms

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