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Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms

Medical Definition:	Neoplasms which arise from peripheral nerve tissue. This includes NEUROFIBROMAS; SCHWANNOMAS; GRANULAR CELL TUMORS; and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp1750-1)
Guide Notes:	coord IM with specific peripheral nerve (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Also Called:	Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Benign,Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Malignant,Peripheral Nerve Neoplastic Infiltration,Peripheral Nerve Tumors

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