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Peripheral nerves are composed of axons that are supported and insulated by a myelin substance produced by surrounding Schwann cells. These axons are further organized into bundles that are supported and surrounded by connective tissue and covered by perineurium. In neural and nerve sheath neoplasms, one or a combination of these anatomic structures proliferate to form a soft tissue mass.
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Perry, K. (2017). Neural and Nerve Sheath Lesions. In: Soft Tissue Pathology for Clinicians. Pathology for Clinicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55654-3_9
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