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Peripheral nerve sheath tumours (view source)
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==Schwannoma== | ==Schwannoma== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*A common [[neuropathology]] tumour that occasionally shows-up elsewhere. | *A common [[neuropathology]] [[CNS tumours|tumour]] that occasionally shows-up elsewhere. | ||
*Tumour of tissue surrounding a nerve. | *Tumour of tissue surrounding a nerve. | ||
**Axons adjacent to the tumour are normal... but may be compressed. | **Axons adjacent to the tumour are normal... but may be compressed. | ||