Nerve sheath tumors are rare tumors that grow on the lining of nerve cells. Symptoms differ depending on whether the tumors are cranial, spinal, or peripheral. They’re usually benign ...

What Are Neurofibrosarcomas and Schwannomas? Schwannomas and neurofibrosarcomas are nerve sheath tumors, which means they involve the coating around nerves. A nerve consists of a bundle of nerve ...

The focus of this month’s blog post is a discussion of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), which represent one of the few potentially life-threatening complications of neurofibromatosis ...

Combining a pair of experimental drugs may help treat malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors with fewer harmful side effects, according to preliminary animal studies. Combining a pair of ...

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare cancers that originate in the lining of the nerves. Individuals with the cancer predisposition syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ...

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, and monophasic synovial sarcoma may all appear similar histologically. The application of ancillary diagnostic modalities ...

Diagnosing malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) often comes too late, after the cancer has spread and is difficult to treat. But an international group supported by the NF Research ...

Combining a pair of experimental drugs may help treat malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors with fewer harmful side effects, according to preliminary animal studies led by investigators at the ...

Can you provide highlights of what some of those procedures involved? Removing a nerve sheath tumor with significant foraminal and spinal canal involvement is challenging, often requiring a ...

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare cancers that originate in the lining of the nerves. Individuals with the cancer predisposition syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ...