Nerve sheath tumor

Nerve sheath tumor
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

  1. ^ http://ccrcal.org/PDF/CNSICD-O-3Codes.pdf
  2. ^ "Spinal Cord Tumors -- Nerve Sheath Tumors (Schwannomas and Neurofibromas)". http://www.mayoclinic.org/spinal-cord-tumors/nervesheath.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06. 
v · d · eNervous tissue tumors/NS neoplasm/Neuroectodermal tumor (ICD-O 9350–9589) (C70–C72, D32–D33, 191–192/225)
Endocrine/
sellar (9350–9379)
CNS
(9380–9539)
Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)
Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, Fibrillary (also diffuse or lowgrade) astrocytomas, Anaplastic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme)
Ependymoma · Subependymoma
Multiple/unknown
Mature
neuron
Primitive
Meningiomas
(meninges)
Hematopoietic
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)

M: CNS

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M: PNS

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