Schwannoma

Introduction: Schwannoma

Description of Schwannoma

Schwannoma (medical condition): Solid, benign tumour derived from Schwann cells....more »

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Schwannoma: A tumor of the peripheral nervous system composed of neoplastic Schwann cells. The vast majority of Schwannomas follow a benign clinical course. Only rare cases associated with a malignant clinical course have been reported. -- 2004
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Schwannoma: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Schwannoma:

• Benign
• Encapsulated
• Neoplasm (16 causes)
• Neoplasm pain
• Component
• Syncytium
• Schwann
• Neoplastic

Schwannoma as a Disease

Schwannoma (medical condition): See Schwannoma (disease information).
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Schwannoma: Related Diseases

Schwannoma: Schwannoma is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Cancer
• Nervous system conditions
• Neurological system tumors

Schwannoma: Article Excerpts

Schwannomas are benign tumors that begin in Schwann cells, which produce ... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Brain Tumors: NCI)

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Schwannoma: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Schwannoma:

• neurilemmmoma
• nerve sheath tumour
• neurofibromatosis
• neurofibrosarcoma
• vestibular schwannoma
• acoustic neuroma

Terms associated with Schwannoma:

Terms Similar to Schwannoma:

• Neurilemmoma
• Neurolemmoma

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The following terms can be used for Schwannoma

• nerve sheath neoplasm

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External links related to: Schwannoma

• eMedicine - Neurilemoma : Article by Grace F Kao, MD
• eMedicine - Neurilemmoma : Article by Ian D Dickey, MD, FRCSC

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