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schwannoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007585

A tumor of the peripheral nervous system that arises in the nerve sheath (protective covering). It is almost always benign, but rare malignant schwannomas have been reported.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007585
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007585",
  "term": "schwannoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A tumor of the peripheral nervous system that arises in the nerve sheath (protective covering). It is almost always benign, but rare malignant schwannomas have been reported.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/schwannoma/"
}

Record 14,733 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.