Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fibroma that results from the proliferation of Schwann cells, composed of nerve fibers and connective tissue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tumor of a nerve, caused by circumscribed overgrowth of the fibrous tissue.
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- noun medicine A benign
tumor composed ofSchwann cells
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve
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Examples
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The second operation, carried out in Paris in January 2007, involved a 29-year-old man disfigured by a neurofibroma, a massive tumour growing on his facial nerves.
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Tietze describes a woman of twenty-seven who exhibited a marked type of plexiform neurofibroma.
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Among neuromata, multiple neurofibroma is of considerable interest, chiefly for the extent of general involvement.
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Tietze 15.21 describes a woman of twenty-seven who exhibited a marked type of plexiform neurofibroma (Fig. 253).
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Among neuromata, multiple neurofibroma is of considerable interest, chiefly for the extent of general involvement.
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While the research was being conducted in animal models, a critically ill three-year-old patient presented at Riley Hospital for Children with a plexiform neurofibroma that was compressing her airway.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Ken Sauer 2010
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That one, a neurofibroma the size of a basketball, was not malignant, and was surgically removed.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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The children both have several cafe-au-lait spots, but Taylor also has a large neurofibroma on one eyelid, which she's had surgically debulked four times because it was affecting her vision.
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The second case showed presence of rosettes in between areas of typical neurofibroma
BioMed Central - Latest articles Nitin Gangane Deepti Joshi 2008
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Histological examination of case no. 1 revealed a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath, of neurofibroma type with presence of mucus producing glands.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Nitin Gangane Deepti Joshi 2008
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