Neoplasms which arise from nerve sheaths formed by SCHWANN CELLS in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM or by OLIGODENDROCYTES in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, NEUROFIBROMA, and NEURILEMMOMA are relatively common tumors in this category.
Also Known As:
Nerve Sheath Neoplasm; Neoplasms, Nerve Sheath; Nerve Sheath Tumors; Nerve Sheath Tumors, Peripheral; Tumors of the Nerve Sheath; Neoplasm, Nerve Sheath; Perineuriomas; Sheath Tumor, Nerve; Sheath Tumors, Nerve; Tumor, Nerve Sheath; Tumors, Nerve Sheath; Nerve Sheath Tumor; Perineurioma; Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor; Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors