Mesh term Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Browse to parent terms:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Description
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)Browse to child terms:
Ganglioneuroma
Glioma
Neurocytoma
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Pinealoma
Retinoblastoma
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