Mesh term Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
Browse to parent terms:Nervous System Neoplasms
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Description
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)Browse to child terms:
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
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