loading...| Preferred Name | neurofibroma | |
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NFIB neurofibroma, benign neurofibroma (WHO grade I) neurofibroma |
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| Definitions |
An intraneural or extraneural neoplasm arising from nerve tissues and neural sheaths. It is composed of perineurial-like fibroblasts and Schwann cells. It usually presents as a localized cutaneous lesion and less often as a circumscribed peripheral nerve mass. Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 present with multiple masses. Neurofibromas which arise from major nerves and plexiform neurofibromas are precursor lesions to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0016755 |
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NFIB neurofibroma, benign neurofibroma (WHO grade I) neurofibroma |
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| definition |
An intraneural or extraneural neoplasm arising from nerve tissues and neural sheaths. It is composed of perineurial-like fibroblasts and Schwann cells. It usually presents as a localized cutaneous lesion and less often as a circumscribed peripheral nerve mass. Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 present with multiple masses. Neurofibromas which arise from major nerves and plexiform neurofibromas are precursor lesions to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
neurofibroma, benign neurofibroma (WHO grade I) neurofibroma |
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NFIB |
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neurofibroma |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0016755 |
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neurofibroma |
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| seeAlso |
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7191/neurofibroma |
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| textual definition |
An intraneural or extraneural neoplasm arising from nerve tissues and neural sheaths. It is composed of perineurial-like fibroblasts and Schwann cells. It usually presents as a localized cutaneous lesion and less often as a circumscribed peripheral nerve mass. Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 present with multiple masses. Neurofibromas which arise from major nerves and plexiform neurofibromas are precursor lesions to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. |
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