Neuroectodermal tumor

A neuroectodermal tumor is a tumor of the central or peripheral nervous system.

Neuroectodermal tumor
Specialty	Oncology

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

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Classification	D MeSH: D017599 D017599, D017599

Neuroectodermal tumor entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Nervous tissue tumors/NS neoplasm/Neuroectodermal tumor (ICD-O 9350–9589) (C70–C72, D32–D33, 191–192/225)

Sellar:	Craniopharyngioma Pituicytoma
Other:	Pinealoma

Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)

Astrocyte	Astrocytoma Pilocytic astrocytoma Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Fibrillary astrocytoma Anaplastic astrocytoma Glioblastoma multiforme
Oligodendrocyte	Oligodendroglioma
Ependyma	Ependymoma Subependymoma
Choroid plexus	Choroid plexus tumor Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma
Multiple/unknown	Oligoastrocytoma Gliomatosis cerebri Gliosarcoma

Mature
neuron

Primitive

Medulloepithelioma

Meningeal
(Meninges)

Primary central nervous system lymphoma

Note: Not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastasis).

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