[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.
Service de neurochirurgie, CHU La Milétrie, 2, rue de La Milétrie, BP 577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France. f.lapierre@chu-poitiers.fr
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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