neurofibroma
An intraneural or extraneural neoplasm arising from nerve tissues and neural sheaths. It is composed of perineurial-like fibroblasts and Schwann cells. It usually presents as a localized cutaneous lesion and less often as a circumscribed peripheral nerve mass. Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 present with multiple masses. Neurofibromas which arise from major nerves and plexiform neurofibromas are precursor lesions to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
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nerve sheath neoplasm
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benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor
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NFIB
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neurofibroma
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neurofibroma (WHO grade I)
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neurofibroma, benign
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