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Nerve sheath tumor
Classification and external resources
ICD-O: 9540-9570[1]
MeSH D018317

A nerve sheath tumor is a type of tumor of the nervous system (nervous system neoplasm) which is made up primarily of the myelin surrounding nerves.

A peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) is a nerve sheath tumor in the peripheral nervous system.

Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors include schwannomas and neurofibromas.[2]

A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a cancerous peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://ccrcal.org/PDF/CNSICD-O-3Codes.pdf
  2. ^ "Spinal Cord Tumors -- Nerve Sheath Tumors (Schwannomas and Neurofibromas)". Retrieved 2007-08-06. 
Endocrine/
sellar (9350–9379)
CNS
(9380–9539)
Multiple/unknown
Mature
neuron
Primitive
Meningiomas
(meninges)
PNS: NST
(9540–9579)
note: not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastases)


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