Neoplasms which arise from peripheral nerve tissue. This includes NEUROFIBROMAS; SCHWANNOMAS; GRANULAR CELL TUMORS; and malignant peripheral NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp1750-1)
Also Known As:
Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Benign; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Malignant; Peripheral Nerve Neoplastic Infiltration; Peripheral Nerve Tumors; Peripheral Nervous System Benign Neoplasms; Peripheral Nervous System Malignant Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Peripheral Nerve; Neoplasms, Peripheral Nerve; Nerve Neoplasm, Peripheral; Nerve Neoplasms, Peripheral; Nerve Tumor, Peripheral; Nerve Tumors, Peripheral; Peripheral Nerve Neoplasm; Peripheral Nerve Tumor; Tumor, Peripheral Nerve; Tumors, Peripheral Nerve