neurofibroma
IPA: nʊroʊfaɪbroʊmʌ
noun
- (medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells
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Examples of "neurofibroma" in Sentences
- Schwann cells are the neoplastic element in neurofibromas.
- A neurofibroma may arise at any point along a peripheral nerve.
- A neurofibroma is a mass lesion of the peripheral nervous system.
- A plexiform neurofibroma has a lifetime risk of 8 12% of transformation.
- He had a facial tumor called a neurofibroma caused by a genetic disorder.
- It is also used in patients with neurofibromatosis to shrink neurofibromas.
- A neurofibroma is a benign nerve sheath tumor in the peripheral nervous system.
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