Biomedical Informatics Research Network Project Lexicon

Last uploaded: March 24, 2008

Id	http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12602 http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12602
Preferred Name	Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Synonyms
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	Neoplasms which arise from nerve sheaths formed by SCHWANN CELLS in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM or by OLIGODENDROCYTES in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, NEUROFIBROMA, and NEURILEMMOMA are relatively common tumors in this category (MeSH).
preferred_label	Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
label	Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
prefLabel	Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
external_id_urls	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D018317
synonyms
abbrev
retired	false
prefixIRI	birnlex_12602
external_ids	meshUID:D018317
subClassOf	http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12600
class_or_indiv	true
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
mod_date	2007-10-05

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