neuroma
Sign in to saveA neuroma (; plural: neuromata or neuromas) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Neuromas tend to be benign (i.e. not cancerous); many nerve tumors, including those that are commonly malignant, are nowadays referred to by other terms.
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- Neuroma
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- Solitary circumscribed neuroma
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Research
30,960 papers- The neuroma map: A systematic review of the anatomic distribution, etiologies, and surgical treatment of painful traumatic neuromas.Surgery · 2024
- Neuroma-to-Nerve Ratio: Does Size Matter?Neurosurgery · 2025
- Trigeminal Traumatic Neuroma: a Comprehensive Review of the Literature Based On a Rare Case.Current pain and headache reports · 2022
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Neuroma Incidence in Upper Extremity Amputees.Annals of plastic surgery · 2024
- Neuroma Analysis in Humans: Standardizing Sample Collection and Documentation.The Journal of surgical research · 2024
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- tumor
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- C3275
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- Neuroma
- ICD-9-CM
- 215.9
- health specialty
- oncology
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Neoplasms
- Other nerve swellings
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A neuroma (; plural: neuromata or neuromas) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Neuromas tend to be benign (i.e. not cancerous); many nerve tumors, including those that are commonly malignant, are nowadays referred to by other terms.
Neuromas can arise from different types of nervous tissue, including the nerve fibers and their myelin sheath, as in the case of genuine neoplasms (growths) like ganglioneuromas and neurinomas.
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