Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

An uncommon, highly aggressive malignant tumor, arising from the peripheral nerves and affecting mostly adults in their third to sixth decades of life. It usually occurs in medium-sized and large nerves of the buttock, thigh, upper arm, or the paraspinal region. It may be associated with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1).

Disease Alternative Name

malignant
neurogenic sarcoma
malig. periph. nerve sheath tum.
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour
malignant tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath
malignant neurilemoma
neurofibrosarcoma
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerve sheath
malignant neurilemmoma
schwannoma
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malignant neoplasm of the peripheral nerve sheath
malignant schwannoma
malignant peripheral nerve sheath neoplasm
malignant tumor of peripheral nerve sheath
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