NCIt related terms : NEUROFIBROMA, BENIGN; Neurofibroma, NOS;
NCIt 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.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: An intraneural or extraneural neoplasm arising from nerve tissues and neural
sheaths, composed of perineurial-like fibroblasts and Schwann cells.; NCI-GLOSS: A benign tumor that develops from the cells and tissues that cover nerves.;