Melanotic schwannoma, also known as malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumor (MMNST), is a rare type of tumor that arises from Schwann cells, which are responsible for the myelin sheath that ...

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (PNSTs): Tumors that develop from the protective sheath surrounding peripheral nerves, commonly including schwannomas and neurofibromas. Schwannoma: A type of benign ...

is under development for the treatment of solid tumors including peripheral nerve sheath tumor (second-line therapy), plexiform neurofibroma, children with recurrent or refractory low-grade gliomas, ...

but tumors may also arise in the nerves. This is the case of the malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), an aggressive sarcoma with a high tendency to metastasise. Sarcomas are a group of ...

In A, axial unenhanced chest CT scan showing a left apical extrapleural lesion (arrow) arising from the intervertebral foramen, suggestive of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor (schwannoma). The ...

1Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. 2Program in Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell), ...

However, tumours such as schwannoma are often neglected. On a lighter note ... Schwannomas can be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilocular, well-circumscribed lesions centred on the ...