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Abstract
Neoplasms composed of neuroepithelial cells, which have the capacity to differentiate into NEURONS, oligodendrocytes, and ASTROCYTES. The majority of craniospinal tumors are of neuroepithelial origin. (From Dev Biol 1998 Aug 1;200(1):1-5)
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- Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
- Neuroepithelial Tumors
- Neoplasm, Neuroepithelial
- Neuroepithelial Neoplasm
- Neuroepithelial Tumor
- Tumor, Neuroepithelial
- Tumors, Neuroepithelial
- Astroblastoma
- Ependymoastrocytoma
- Gliomatosis Cerebri
- Spongioblastoma, Polar
- Astroblastomas
- Ependymoastrocytomas
- Polar Spongioblastoma
- Polar Spongioblastomas
- Spongioblastomas, Polar
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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neoplasms composed of neural epithelium, NOT neoplasms located in the neural epithelium or neuroepithelium; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Neuroepithelial Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018302. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018302
- Neuroepithelial Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975327