• A neurilemmoma is a benign, usually encapsulated neoplasm derived from Schwann cells and, along with neurofibroma, constitutes one of the 2 most common benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Lipomas are common benign neoplasms originating from subcutaneous tissue adipocytes, with no tendency to metastasize. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Lipomas are common benign mesenchymal tumors. (medscape.com)
  • They are slow growing neoplasms and their clinical signs appear insidiously. (ivis.org)
  • Meningiomas , as defined by the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO), are "a group of mostly benign, slow-growing neoplasms that most likely derive from the meningothelial cells of the arachnoid layer. (medscape.com)
  • Intradural lesions, furthermore, can be intramedullary or extramedullary, with intramedullary lesions being located within the spinal cord and extramedullary lesions being external to the spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • Intradural spinal cord tumors are uncommon lesions and fortunately affect only a minority of the population. (medscape.com)
  • These are predominantly benign lesions that are often found incidentally during radiology studies for other indications and can involve one or multiple vertebrae. (wikipedia.org)
  • The differential diagnosis for lesions with similar radiologic appearance to VH includes but is not limited to hemangioblastoma, lymphangioma, bone metastasis, Ewing Sarcoma, and spinal dural arteriovenous fistula. (wikipedia.org)
  • There were 11 malignant and 11 benign lesions. (nih.gov)
  • Two experienced neuroradiologists blindly reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging scans and determined benign or malignant lesions. (nih.gov)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging reliably distinguished benign versus malignant lesions based on the anatomic distribution and intensity of signal changes of bone and adjacent tissues, contrast enhancement characteristics, and changes over time. (nih.gov)
  • Only one malignant lesion was misinterpreted by both neuroradiologists as benign, whereas there was one additional missed malignant lesion and three misinterpreted benign lesions by one radiologist. (nih.gov)
  • Two other areas were tested during the FNA and showed benign lesions. (cancer.org)
  • Bone lesions are commonly encountered in pediatric patients , with primary bone tumors representing the 6th most common neoplasm. (hospiceofqueenannes.com)
  • Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign lesions that may develop in distinct parts of the skeleton. (symptoma.com)
  • Primary spinal tumors are typically intradural in location, whereas extradural spinal tumors are typically due to metastatic disease. (medscape.com)
  • Myelopathy can be the result of primary intrinsic disorders of the spinal cord or from secondary conditions, which result in extrinsic compression of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • Many primary brain tumors are benign. (iraniansurgery.com)
  • Transfer of a neoplasm from its primary site to lymph nodes or to distant parts of the body by way of the lymphatic system. (lookformedical.com)
  • It is the most common primary intracranial neoplasm and the most diversified in histologic patterns among all primary tumors of the CNS. (medscape.com)
  • Cardiac tumors are either benign or malignant in nature Cardiac tumors are rarely primary tumors which means begins in cardiac region but mostly cardiac tumors are monastic from other sites. (247homeopathy.com)
  • Glioma derived from EPENDYMOGLIAL CELLS that tend to present as malignant intracranial tumors in children and as benign intraspinal neoplasms in adults. (nih.gov)
  • They are formed from benign vasoformative neoplasms of endothelial cells that present as thin-walled vessels infiltrating the marrow, medullary cavity between bone trabeculae and are usually confined to the vertebral body. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1. A benign, slowly growing, cerebellar neoplasm composed of capillary-forming endothelial cells. (wordinfo.info)
  • It extends from the glial-schwannian junction in the cranial nerves and spinal roots to the termination of the nerve fibers in their end organ receptors and includes the posterior root ganglia and those of the autonomic nervous system. (medscape.com)
  • A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the brain or the spinal cord. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The second neoplasm may have the same or different histological type and can occur in the same or different organs as the previous neoplasm but in all cases arises from an independent oncogenic event. (lookformedical.com)
  • Based on studies in birds, the telencephalic leptomeninges arise from the neural crest (neuroectoderm) and the leptomeninges of the posterior brain and the spinal cord arises from the mesoderm. (medscape.com)
  • We have shown that each colon neoplasm arises from a clonal expansion of one transformed cell. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The spinal cord consists of numerous nerve bundles that descend from and ascend to the brain. (medscape.com)
  • Neurilemmomas may affect any location in the course of the peripheral nervous system (ie, cranial and spinal nerve roots, cranial and peripheral nerves, end organ receptors, small nerve twigs). (medscape.com)
  • Of note, the benign nerve sheath tumors are classified as World Health Organization grade I on the basis of their benign cytologic features, in contrast to the malignant counterparts, which are World Health Organization grade III or IV. (medscape.com)
  • Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin disease caused by the return of a chickenpox infection from latently infected nerve cells in the spinal cord or brain. (medicinenet.com)
  • Spinal tumors may develop within the spinal cord parenchyma, directly destroying tissue, or outside the cord parenchyma, often compressing the cord or nerve roots. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Symptoms can include progressive back pain and neurologic deficits referable to the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Intradural extramedullary tumors may be painful when the nerve roots are compressed but can develop painlessly if the spinal cord is directly compressed without involving the root. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of etidronate disodium in heterotopic ossification following total hip replacement or due to spinal cord injury. (nih.gov)
  • Myelopathy is a clinical diagnosis with localization of the neurological findings to the spinal cord, rather than the brain or the peripheral nervous system, and then to a particular segment of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clinical Policy Bulletin: Chronic Vertigo Revised Feburary 2015 Number: 0238 (Replaces CPB 230) Policy I. Maneuvers for Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Vertigo Aetna considers the Hallpike maneuver medically necessary for the diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo (BPPV). (kipdf.com)
  • Dr. Lim's clinical interests include the treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors, with special interest in gliomas, meningiomas, metastatic tumors, and skull base tumors. (stanfordhealthcare.org)
  • Our lab is currently working on understanding the extreme responders and extreme clinical phenotypes of brain and spinal cord tumors to identify factors that may modulate responses to therapy. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Critical organ involvement of the heart (causing ventricular tachycardia), superior vena cava, brain, and spinal cord may pose a significant clinical challenge. (medscape.com)
  • They have a benign clinical course and a low recurrence rate after surgical excision. (medscape.com)
  • Many different types of brain tumors exist, and their clinical behavior can vary from benign (noncancerous) to malignant (cancerous). (drpuravpatel.com)
  • The aim of this study was to characterize the radiologic presentation of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with widespread spinal disease and to correlate it to clinical presentation and outcome. (ajnr.org)
  • It may arise from any level of the ventricular system or central canal of the spinal cord. (nih.gov)
  • A region of the spinal cord immediately cranial to the area of compression has a slightly larger diameter, compared with the more cranial or caudal regions, consistent with mild dilation of the central canal of the spinal cord. (avma.org)
  • Highly vascular (cavernous type) hemangiomas can produce neurologic deficits without prominent evidence of spinal cord compression. (wikipedia.org)
  • Can we distinguish between benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging? (nih.gov)
  • The authors investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant compression fractures by reviewing patients and a fracture model in a canine model. (nih.gov)
  • To determine the sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine and to obtain distinguishing features in magnetic resonance imaging. (nih.gov)
  • The differentiation between benign and abnormal compression fractures of the thoracolumbar spine has important implications regarding patient treatment and prognosis. (nih.gov)
  • The use of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans and serial magnetic resonance imagings are helpful for additional differentiation between benign and malignant compression fractures. (nih.gov)
  • A nodule extending from the dorsal lamina of T8 (black arrow) causes ventral and leftward displacement and compression of the spinal cord (white arrow) and the subarachnoid space. (avma.org)
  • Heterotopic ossification may occur for no known reason as in myositis ossificans progressiva or may follow a wide variety of surgical, occupational, and sports trauma (e.g., hip arthroplasty, spinal cord injury, head injury, burns, and severe thigh bruises). (nih.gov)
  • Heterotopic ossification due to spinal cord injury typically develops radiographically 1 to 4 months after injury. (nih.gov)
  • Etidronate disodium tablets, USP are indicated for the treatment of symptomatic Paget's disease of bone and in the prevention and treatment of heterotopic ossification following total hip replacement or due to spinal cord injury. (nih.gov)
  • In June 2015, a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman living in a rural area of Poland was admitted to a hospital with a suspected spinal injury. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to confirming the spinal injury, a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), 1.3-1.8 cm, in the third segment of the right lung upper lobe was detected by chest radiography and computed tomography ( Figure , panels A, B). The lesion was of high density and had well-defined borders. (cdc.gov)
  • Spinal ependymomas are usually benign papillary or myxopapillary tumors. (nih.gov)
  • Mixed histologies, such as angiolipomas and fibrolipomas, are often encountered and are usually benign. (medscape.com)
  • A diagnosis of benign migratory glossitis (geographic tongue) is made by the appearance. (medscape.com)
  • When symptomatic, they can cause pain and myelopathy by intra-spinal bleeding, bony expansion or extra-osseous extension into surround soft tissue or the posterior neural elements. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tumors can be cancerous or not cancerous ( benign ). (cancer.gov)
  • When removed, benign tumors usually don't grow back, whereas cancerous tumors sometimes do. (cancer.gov)
  • Finally, not all melanoma begins on the skin because pigment cells (melanocytes) are also present in non-skin areas such as behind the eye and in the spinal cord and can become cancerous in these areas as well. (drdubow.com)
  • The histopathologic types that account for 95% of intradural intramedullary neoplasms include astrocytomas , ependymomas , and hemangioblastomas . (medscape.com)
  • Spinal cord astrocytomas and ependymomas can be further classified as glial cell neoplasms. (medscape.com)
  • Ependymomas account for approximately 60-70% of all spinal cord tumors found in adults, while, in children, 55-65% of intramedullary spinal cord tumors are astrocytomas. (medscape.com)
  • Most intradural tumors are benign and are usually meningiomas, schwannomas, neurofibromas, or myxopapillary ependymomas. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Spinal tumors are classified on the basis of anatomic location as related to the dura mater (lining around the spinal cord) and spinal cord (medullary) as epidural, intradural extramedullary, and intradural intramedullary. (medscape.com)
  • Both intradural and extradural tumors exert their effects by compressing the spinal cord and its roots, rather than by invading the parenchyma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Intradural extramedullary spinal neoplasms: Radiologic-pathologic correlation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • To validate a technique for reproducible measurement of the osteochondroma cartilage cap with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to reevaluate the correlation of the thickness of the cartilage cap with pathologic findings to improve noninvasive differentiation of benign osteochondromas from secondary chondrosarcomas. (rsna.org)
  • Spinal tumors may be intramedullary (within the cord parenchyma) or extramedullary (outside the parenchyma). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Even if most of these tumours are benign, controversy still exists concerning their exact origin. (ivis.org)
  • Sometimes, the tumours can spread to the head or spinal cord. (psychokinesis.co.il)
  • Paediatric and adult tumours, malignant and so-called benign tumours, and metastatic brain tumours are all supported. (btaa.org.au)
  • Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. (embl.de)
  • The neoplasms may be histologically the same or different, and may be found in the same or different sites. (lookformedical.com)
  • The spinal cord parenchyma consists of both gray (neurons and supporting glial cells) and white matter (axonal) and tracts that transmit electrical impulses between the brain and the body. (medscape.com)
  • Mechanical pain is caused by a spinal fracture and is worsened by movement or activity. (msdmanuals.com)
  • When benign or malignant tumors grow, they can cause the pressure inside your skull to increase. (iraniansurgery.com)
  • Fortunately, most pediatric bone tumors are benign. (hospiceofqueenannes.com)
  • Most extradural tumors invade and destroy bone before compressing the spinal cord. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Spinal manifestations of NF1 include bone changes such as acute kyphoscoliosis at the cervical-thoracic junction and vertebral body anomalies, soft-tissue abnormalities such as dural ectasia and lateral meningocele, and various spinal tumors. (ajnr.org)
  • Patients in whom pathology tissue shows a malignant neoplasm may be best treated with radiotherapy because they are expected to have an accelerated deterioration and complete surgical resection is not possible. (medscape.com)
  • The peripheral nervous system can be defined as nervous tissue outside the brain and spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue. (lookformedical.com)
  • Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. (lookformedical.com)
  • This differentiates between intermuscular and intramuscular lipomas, describing not only their anatomical location but also their biological behaviour: that is, expansive, benign growth between muscle bellies for the intermuscular type and with tissue infiltration within the muscle compartment for the intramuscular type. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 20 ] A further categorization of benign lipomas can be found in human and veterinary literature. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 23 ] Benign intermuscular lipomas are most frequently found in the pelvic limb, particularly between the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and bicep femoris muscles and less frequently in the thoracic limbs. (thieme-connect.com)
  • It is more probable that lipomas are at the benign end of the spectrum of tumors, which, at the malignant end, include liposarcomas (see Pathophysiology ). (medscape.com)
  • 1976) benign, uncertain or in situ diagnoses in the tables. (who.int)
  • He underwent spinal biopsy that confirmed an intramedullary glioblastoma. (medscape.com)
  • Sometimes, a growth is biopsied and it shows features that are neither completely benign nor frankly malignant enough to call the lesion melanoma. (drdubow.com)
  • We conducted a historical cohort study of adult patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with spinal involvement. (ajnr.org)
  • Heterotopic ossification has also been observed in non-traumatic conditions (e.g., infections of the central nervous system, peripheral neuropathy, tetanus, biliary cirrhosis, Peyronie's disease, as well as in association with a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms). (nih.gov)
  • Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors represent more than half of all childhood malignant neoplasms. (bvsalud.org)