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neurilemoma

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Noun1.neurilemoma - tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose


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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, which is a sarcoma that arises from a nerve or displays features of neural differentiation, must not be confused with its benign counterpart, neurilemoma.
She had previously undergone removal of an adenoma from the left thyroid lobe and excision of a neurilemoma from the right vagus nerve.
 
 
 
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