Items tagged “peripheral nerve sheath tumor”

Hybrid nerve sheath tumors or hybrid peripheral nerve sheath tumors (HPNST) are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors displaying combined morphological characteristics of more than one of the conventional tumor types such as schwannoma neurofibroma or perineurioma. Recognized combinations are: ...

Neuromuscular choristomas (NMC), also known as benign triton tumors, nerve rhabdomyomas and neuromuscular or ectomesenchymal hamartomas are benign expansile peripheral nerve sheath tumors featuring a tight interconnection of skeletal muscle and nerve fibers within the endoneurial sheath. They al...