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Definition: Malignant tumor that rises from a peripheral nerve, from a pre-existing benign nerve sheath tumor, in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1, or with features of Schwann cells differentiation.
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Picci, P., Dei Tos, A.P. (2020). Nerve Sheath Tumor. In: Picci, P., et al. Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29676-6_43
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