Neurilemmoma
Synonyms
MPNST
MPNSTs
Malignant Neurilemmoma
Malignant Neurilemmomas
Malignant Neurilemoma
Malignant Neurilemomas
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Malignant Schwannoma
Malignant Schwannomas
Neurilemmoma, Malignant
Neurilemmomas
Neurilemmomas, Malignant
Neurilemmosarcoma
Neurilemmosarcomas
Neurilemoma
Neurilemoma, Malignant
Neurilemomas
Neurilemomas, Malignant
Neurinoma
Neurinomas
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Malignant
Plexiform Schwannomatoses
Plexiform Schwannomatosis
Schwannoma
Schwannoma, Malignant
Schwannomas
Schwannomas, Malignant
Schwannomatoses, Plexiform
Schwannomatosis, Plexiform
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)