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Adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm

MedGen UID:
231039
Concept ID:
C1332196
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adult Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor, NOS; Adult Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified; adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm; adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor; adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumour; adult central primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm; adult central primitive neuroectodermal tumor; adult central primitive neuroectodermal tumour; adult CNS PNET; adult CNS primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm; adult CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumor; adult CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumour; central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm of adults
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002795

Definition

A central nervous system embryonal tumor, not otherwise specified that occurs in adults. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAdult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm

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PubMed

Lu X, Zhang X, Deng X, Yang Z, Shen X, Sheng H, Yin B, Zhang N, Lin J
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

Liu IC, Holtzman AL, Rotondo RL, Indelicato DJ, Gururangan S, Cavaliere R, Carter B, Morris CG, Tavanaiepour D, Rutenberg MS
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Prognosis

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Recent systematic reviews

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