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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Spinal Cord Diseases > Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Neoplasms > Central Nervous System Neoplasms > Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Nervous System Neoplasms > Central Nervous System Neoplasms > Spinal Cord Neoplasms

Preferred term

Spinal Cord Neoplasms  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Neoplasm, Spinal Cord
  • Neoplasms, Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasm
  • Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Tumor, Spinal Cord
  • Tumors, Spinal Cord

Note

  • coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM); coord IM with specific vertebrae (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord

Scope note

  • Benign and malignant neoplasms which occur within the substance of the spinal cord (intramedullary neoplasms) or in the space between the dura and spinal cord (intradural extramedullary neoplasms). The majority of intramedullary spinal tumors are primary CNS neoplasms including ASTROCYTOMA; EPENDYMOMA; and LIPOMA. Intramedullary neoplasms are often associated with SYRINGOMYELIA. The most frequent histologic types of intradural-extramedullary tumors are MENINGIOMA and NEUROFIBROMA.

In other languages

  • selkäytimen kasvaimet

    Finnish

  • malign tumör i ryggmärgen
  • neoplasma malignum medullae spinalis
  • selkäydinkasvaimet
  • selkäydinsyöpä
  • selkäydintuumorit
  • selkäytimen syöpä
  • selkäytimen tuumorit
  • Ryggmärgstumörer

    Swedish

  • Ryggmärgscancer

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013120

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