"Nerve Sheath Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Neoplasms which arise from nerve sheaths formed by SCHWANN CELLS in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM or by OLIGODENDROCYTES in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, NEUROFIBROMA, and NEURILEMMOMA are relatively common tumors in this category.
| Descriptor ID |
D018317
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.580.600 C10.551.775.500 C10.668.829.725.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms- Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Nerve Sheath
- Nerve Sheath Neoplasm
- Tumors of the Nerve Sheath
- Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Neoplasms, Nerve Sheath
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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