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2A00.11 category

Central primitive neuroectodermal tumour

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that originates in the neuroectoderm. The neuroectoderm constitutes the portion of the ectoderm of the early embryo that gives rise to the central and peripheral nervous systems and includes some glial cell precursors.

Also indexed as

Brain neuroblastomaCentral primitive neuroectodermal tumourEpendymoblastoma of brainGanglioneuroblastoma of brainMedulloepitheliomaTeratoid medulloepithelioma of unspecified sitecentral nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumourcpnet - [central primitive neuroectodermal tumour]ependymoblastoma of unspecified sitepnet - [primitive neuroectodermal tumour]

Nearby in Embryonal tumours of brain