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Neurofibromas are moderately firm, benign, encapsulated, slow-growing tumors of the nervous system arising from the supporting cells (Schwann cells) of peripheral nerves. In neurofibromatosis, neurofibromas are multiple.
Single neurofibromas often occur in middle and old age and grow at the margins of the peripheral nerves, displacing the nerve's main body.
The vestibulocochlear (acoustic) nerve is the most commonly affected, (see acoustic neuroma). Other cranial nerves and spinal nerves are less commonly involved.
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Doctors Doctor: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors - Provides background of the disease (also known as Malignant Schwannoma), lab, associations, histologic type, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options.
Schwannoma that Keeps Coming Back - A reoccuring tumor of the tissue covering nerves, called the nerve sheath, that develop from a type of cell called a Schwann cell. Provides a brief description and links.
Meta Description: [ A schwannoma (sh-won-oma) is a tumour of the tissue covering nerves, called the nerve sheath. These tumours develop from a type of cell called a Schwann cell, which gives them their name. ]
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