The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 23, 586-592, Copyright © 1977 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Thoracic neurolophomas
LH Smith
Neural crest cells are unique. Few tissues found in the embryo are
expressed with such diversity in adults. Cellular differentiation occurs
simultaneously with widespread migration. Neural crest cell neoplasia
results in some of the most common tumors clinically encountered. As a
group, these tumors are called neurolophomas. This report describes the
neural crest formation, the tissues normally derived from it, a
classification of the neural crest tumors, and a review of such tumors as
they arise in the thorax.