2A02.10 category

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of cranial or paraspinal nerves

Name: 2A02.10 — Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of cranial or paraspinal nerves
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Definition

Malignant schwannoma is a tumour of the peripheral nervous system that arises in the nerve sheath.

Exclusions

Malignant nerve sheath tumour of peripheral nerves or autonomic nervous system, primary site (2B5E)

Also indexed as

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of cranial or paraspinal nervesneurofibrosarcoma

Nearby in Tumours of cranial or paraspinal nerves

2A02.11Paraspinal neuroblastoma
2A02.12Malignant neoplasm of the optic nerve
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified