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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Schwannoma
  1. Schwannomatosis 
    ... disorder characterized by multiple noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas, which are a type of tumor that grows on nerves. Schwannomas develop when Schwann cells, which are specialized cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/schwannomatosis - Genetics
  2. Neurofibromatosis type 2 
    ... associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 are called vestibular schwannomas. These growths develop along the nerve that carries ... age. The most frequent early symptoms of vestibular schwannomas are hearing loss, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/neurofibromatosis-type-2 - Genetics
  3. SMARCB1 gene 
    ... affected children also develop noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas, which grow on nerves. Women with RTPS are ... disorder characterized by multiple noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas that grow on nerves. This type of tumor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smarcb1 - Genetics
  4. LZTR1 gene 
    ... disorder characterized by multiple noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas that grow on nerves. This type of tumor ... why these gene mutations are predominantly associated with schwannomas, instead of other types of tumor, in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lztr1 - Genetics
  5. NF2 gene 
    ... tumors associated with this condition are bilateral vestibular schwannomas, which develop along the nerves that carry information ... Schwannomatosis is characterized by the development of multiple schwannomas that grow on nerves throughout the body. People ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nf2 - Genetics
  6. Rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome 
    ... Some affected children develop noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas, which grow on nerve cells. Women with RTPS ... may be followed by reinitiation in schwannomatosis-associated schwannomas, but results in absence of SMARCB1 expression in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../rhabdoid-tumor-predisposition-syndrome - Genetics
  7. SMARCA4 gene 
    ... affected children also develop noncancerous (benign) tumors called schwannomas, which grow on nerves. Women with RTPS are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smarca4 - Genetics
  8. Giant congenital melanocytic nevus 
    ... tumors (lipomas), and tumors of the nerve cells (schwannomas). Giant congenital melanocytic nevus occurs in approximately 1 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../giant-congenital-melanocytic-nevus - Genetics
  9. Carney complex 
    ... complex develop a rare tumor called psammomatous melanotic schwannoma. This tumor occurs in specialized cells called Schwann ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/carney-complex - Genetics