What are malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors?

Also known as: MPNST, neurofibrosarcomas

The peripheral nerves are the nerves found in the body aside from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). When the sheath that protects these nerves develops cancer in its cells, this is known as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, or MPNST.

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Reviewed by: Maggie Fader, MD

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