What are Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors?

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors. Representative immunohistochemical stainings of PD-L1, PD-1, and CD8+ for nerve, benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Characterizing the immune microenvironment of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor by PD-L1 expression and presence of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: Oncotarget. Not altered. CC.

Peripheral nerve sheath tumors are benign tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath.

Examples of peripheral nerve sheath tumors include:

  • Schwannomas
  • Neurofibromas
  • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
  • Neurofibromatosis