Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
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| Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor | |
|---|---|
| Term | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor |
| Short definition | malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - (pronounced) (muh-LIG-nunt peh-RIH-feh-rul. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - (pronounced) (muh-LIG-nunt peh-RIH-feh-rul. . . TOO-mer) A type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops in cells that form a protective sheath (covering) around peripheral nerves, which are nerves that lie outside the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Also called MPNST
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- Wikipedia's article - Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
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