nerve tumour

Your pathology report for perineurioma

A perineurioma is a rare, non-cancerous tumour that arises from perineurial cells, which are part of the protective sheath that surrounds nerves. These tumours belong to a group of tumours called peripheral nerve sheath tumours. Most perineuriomas are found in soft tissue, but they can also occur within nerves (intraneural perineuriomas) or on mucosal surfaces such …
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Peripheral nerve sheath tumour (PNST)

The term “peripheral nerve sheath tumour” (PNST) refers to a group of tumours that arise from the nerve sheath, which is the protective covering of the peripheral nerves. These nerves are the ones that extend outside the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the rest of the body. The nerve sheath is made …
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