[Peripheral nerve tumors].
Peripheral nerve tumors are most often benign tumors of the nerve sheath; uncommonly they come from the nerve cells or are metastatic tumors. A precise diagnosis is required for well-adapted and effective treatment, as is good knowledge of fibromatosis diseases. In some cases, the diagnosis of the nerve tumor will lead to a diagnosis of phakomatosis. Surgical treatment must be clearly discussed, which, in case of schwannomas gives very good functional results. Primitive malignant tumors remain an unsolved therapeutic problem.
Lapierre
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F
Service de neurochirurgie, CHU La Milétrie, 2, rue de La Milétrie, BP 577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France. f.lapierre@chu-poitiers.fr
Rigoard
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P
Wager
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M
D006801:Humans; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome