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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial

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Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Neoplasm, Neuroepithelial
  • Neuroepithelial Neoplasm
  • Neuroepithelial Neoplasms
  • Neuroepithelial Tumor
  • Neuroepithelial Tumors
  • Tumor, Neuroepithelial
  • Tumors, Neuroepithelial

Note

  • neoplasms composed of neural epithelium, NOT neoplasms located in the neural epithelium or neuroepithelium; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)

Scope note

  • 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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