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A neurilemoma (NL) is a benign, usually encapsulated neoplasm derived from Schwann cells and, along with neurofibroma, constitutes one of the 2 most common benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. NLs may affect any location in the course of the peripheral...

Search string allintitle: neurilemoma more:for_health_professionals yielded 51 results July 2007

Abstract - Neurilemoma of the Posterior Tibial Nerve and Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Sarnarendra Miranpuri, DPM *, Eric Snook, DPM *, David Vang, DPM *, Raymond M. Yong, DPM * and William E. Chagares, DPM * * Department of Podiatry, North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Chicago, IL. Corresponding author: Sarnarendra...

A 71-year-old woman presented with a mass on the ulnar aspect of her distal forearm. This mass had been slowly increasing in size over the last 3 years. It was otherwise asymptomatic. Surgical exploration revealed a neurilemoma arising from the ulnar nerve
Canadian Journal of Surgery 1996; 39: 356-357

Illustrated cases

Discussion: - nerve sheath tumor which arises from schwann cells; - mass grows slowly and usually does not cause symptoms unless it grows within a confined space such as the tarsal tunnel; - histology shows interlacing fascicles (Antoni A areas) and...

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor and the most common tumor occurring during infancy. It is an embryonal malignancy of the sympathetic nervous system arising from neuroblasts (pluripotent sympathetic cells). In the developing embryo, these cells invaginate, migrate along the neuraxis, and populate the sympathetic ganglia, adrenal medulla,...

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- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Oncology: Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms: Nerve Tissue Neoplasms