loading...| Preferred Name |
Schwannoma |
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| Synonyms |
Schwannomas Neurilemmoma Schwann cell tumour Neurolemmoma Schwann cell tumor Neurinoma |
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| Definitions |
A benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. Glial cells are cells that support nerve cells. Schwann cells wrap around the axon to form the myelin sheath. Schwann cells are involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology; the conduction of nervous impulses along axons, nerve development and regeneration, trophic support for neurons, production of the nerve extracellular matrix and presentation of antigens to T-lymphocytes. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), schwannomatosis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) are all neuropathies involving Schwann cells. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100008 |
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Glial cells are cells that support nerve cells. Schwann cells wrap around the axon to form the myelin sheath. Schwann cells are involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology; the conduction of nervous impulses along axons, nerve development and regeneration, trophic support for neurons, production of the nerve extracellular matrix and presentation of antigens to T-lymphocytes. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), schwannomatosis and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) are all neuropathies involving Schwann cells. |
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2010-05-14T09:13:07Z |
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UMLS:C0027809 SNOMEDCT_US:985004 MSH:D009442 SNOMEDCT_US:404022001 |
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| definition |
A benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. |
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| has exact synonym |
Neurilemmoma Schwann cell tumour Neurolemmoma Schwann cell tumor Neurinoma |
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| has related synonym |
Schwannomas |
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HP:0100008 |
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| label |
Schwannoma |
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| notation |
HP:0100008 |
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| prefLabel |
Schwannoma |
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