Benign mediastinal psammomatous neurilemmoma

Benign mediastinal psammomatous neurilemmoma

Definition

A schwannoma that arises from the posterior mediastinum. It is characterized by the presence of psammoma bodies.

Also known as benign mediastinal psammomatous schwannoma, benign psammomatous neurilemmoma of mediastinum, benign psammomatous neurilemmoma of the mediastinum, benign psammomatous schwannoma of mediastinum, benign psammomatous schwannoma of the mediastinum — per MONDO

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Nerve Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nervous system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nervous system Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Peripheral nervous system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Peripheral nervous system Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Respiratory system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0