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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018242
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018242
Preferred Name

Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive

Definitions
A group of malignant tumors of the nervous system that feature primitive cells with elements of neuronal and/or glial differentiation. Use of this term is limited by some authors to central nervous system tumors and others include neoplasms of similar origin which arise extracranially (i.e., NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL). This term is also occasionally used as a synonym for MEDULLOBLASTOMA. In general, these tumors arise in the first decade of life and tend to be highly malignant. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2059)
Synonyms
Ependymoblastomas
Cerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neuroepithelial Tumor, Primitive
Neoplasm, Primitive Neuroepithelial
Neuroepithelial Neoplasms, Primitive
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Spongioblastoma
Tumors, Primitive Neuroectodermal
Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal
Tumor, Primitive Neuroepithelial
Neoplasms, Primitive Neuroepithelial
PNET
Primitive Neuroepithelial Tumors
Primitive Neuroepithelial Neoplasms
Ependymoblastoma
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Primitive
Primitive Neuroepithelial Neoplasm
Medulloepithelioma
Spongioblastomas
Tumors, Primitive Neuroepithelial
Neuroepithelial Tumors, Primitive
Primitive Neuroepithelial Tumor
PNETs
Neuroepithelial Neoplasm, Primitive
Medulloepitheliomas
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