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Article: Reports from Brigham and Women's Hospital highlight recent research in nerve sheath tumors.
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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According to recent research from the United States, "Benign nerve sheath tumors include neurofibromas, schwannomas, and perineuriomas. In recent years, nerve sheath tumors showing discrete areas of more than one histologic type have been described."
"We have recently recognized tumors showing hybrid features of schwannoma and soft tissue perineurioma. To characterize the clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical features of these lesions, 42 cases received between 1994 and 2008 were retrieved from authors' consult and surgical pathology files. Clinical details and follow-up were obtained from referring pathologists. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections were ...