title: Neurofibroma, schwannoma or a hybrid tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath?
abstract: Classically, the different subtypes of the peripheral nerve sheets tumors display typical morphological features which differentiate them from the other nervous tumors. Either schwannoma or neurofibroma have characteristic histological and immunohistochemical features. We present a case of peripheral nerve sheets hybrid tumor which have had histological and immunohistochemical features of neurofibroma and schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iassy. doinamurarescu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elena Doina
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Murărescu
authors.forename: Luminiţa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ivan
authors.forename: Maria Sultana
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mihailovici
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery