neurofibroman.
/ˌnjʊərəʊfʌɪˈbrəʊmə/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊˌfaɪˈbroʊmə/ Pathology.
A benign neoplasm of the nerve sheath (cf. neurilemmoma n., Schwannoma n.); spec. one consisting of Schwann cells with a fibroblastic component.
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neuroma1829
neurofibroma1887
neurofibromatosis1896
neurinoma1913
neurilemoma1935
1887 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 38 75 He [sc. von Recklinghausen] was able to trace numerous subcutaneous neuro-fibromata.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 635 Multiple neurofibroma.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxxix. 1172 Multiple neurofibromatosis or von Recklinghausen's disease is a rare familial disease in which there may be very numerous subcutaneous neurofibromata all over the body.
1967 Brain 90 361 The tumours have been described by the pathologists as neurofibromas, neurinomas, neurilemmomas and Schwannomas.
1991 Acta Neuropathologica 81 491/2 The primary proliferating cell in neurofibromas is thought to be the Schwann-like cell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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