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Figure 4


Fig 4. Diagram of a neurofibroma. The endoneurium (dark yellow) increases in volume. Schwann cell cylinders (light brown) separate from one another and become dolichoectatic. The mature tumor consists of a complex of Schwann cells, axons, and fibrous material within a myxomatous matrix surrounded by a thickened perineurium (tan and dark brown).