NEUROFIBROMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neurofibroma mean? 

• NEUROFIBROMA (noun)
  The noun NEUROFIBROMA has 1 sense:

1. tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve

  Familiarity information: NEUROFIBROMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROFIBROMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

neurilemoma; neurofibroma

Hypernyms ("neurofibroma" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

 Context examples 

Neurofibromas which arise from major nerves and plexiform neurofibromas are precursor lesions to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.

(Neurofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include neurofibroma, schwannoma, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

(Nerve Sheath Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with the presence of cafe-au-lait cutaneous lesions, multiple neurofibromas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, optic nerve gliomas, and bone lesions.

(Neurofibromatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The multiple cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors are nerve sheath neoplasms, called neurofibromas.

(Neurofibromatosis type 1, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the development of peripheral and central nervous system tumors including acoustic schwannomas, neurofibromas, gliomas, and meningiomas.

(Neurofibromatosis type 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include leiomyoma, lipoma, and neurofibroma.

(Benign Non-Epithelial Gallbladder Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of malignant Schwann cell growth (benign variant is known as neurofibroma) at a site removed from the primary site of tumor growth.

(Metastatic Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include pleural adenomatoid tumor, chest wall lipoma, mediastinal neurofibroma, and lung hamartoma.

(Benign Thoracic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include meningioma, neurofibroma, and sarcoma.

(Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Canal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include dermoid cyst, lipoma, and neurofibroma.

(Benign Spinal Cord Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)