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Neurilemoma

Location: head ,neck, flexor surfaces of the upper and lower extremities, spinal roots, cervical, sympathetic, vagus, peroneal and ulnar nerves

Slow growing
Solitary

Small nerves
Freely movable mass with a single point of deep attachment
Large nerves
Mass movable except along the long axis of the nerve
Pain
Deep seated tumors
Calcification
Formation of cysts
Neurological symptoms