Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

neuroepitheliomatous neoplasm

Synonyms

nerve sheath neoplasm

Definitions

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]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID4398

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]

label

RID4398

Preferred_name

neuroepitheliomatous neoplasm

Preferred_name_German

Neuroepitheliomatöse Neoplasie

prefixIRI

RID4398

Synonym

nerve sheath neoplasm

UMLS_ID

C0206727

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID3957

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