Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (pPNETs) are small embryonic carcinomas that develop in the soft tissue and bone, away from the central nervous system (CNS) and sympathetic nervous ...

The Hereditary Cancer research group from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has led an international collaboration that has allowed the genomic characterization of the most ...

Two studies examine the cellular origins of peripheral nervous system tumors in mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 and conclude that stem cells may not be the culprits. Instead, more ...

Now, they are usually referred to as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). These tumors can affect anyone, including older children and teens, but most people who get them are between ...

But if you can disconnect the tumor from the nervous system that is robustly promoting its growth, maybe you can slow it down enough to allow the immunotherapy to outpace the cancer.

However, only the nerve fibers project into the tumor, while the nuclei of the nerve cells lie far outside, in the ganglia, the control centers of the peripheral nervous system.

Tumors can invade and utilize the nervous system for their growth and spread. Peripheral nerves provide a pathway for tumor cells to migrate and invade distant tissues.

However, only the nerve fibers project into the tumor, while the nuclei of the nerve cells lie far outside, in the ganglia, the control centers of the peripheral nervous system.