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Related terms:
myxoma
neurofibroma
neuroma
carney complex
Neoplastic Process
neurothekeoma
Subclass of:
Nerve Sheath Tumors; Myxoma
Definitions related to neurothekeoma:
  • A benign myxoma of cutaneous nerve sheath origin. Theke is from the Greek theke, sheath. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (nerve sheath myxoma) A benign neoplasm with nerve sheath features that usually arises from the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is composed of spindle and epithelioid cells in a myxoid stroma.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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