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A group of malignant tumors of the nervous system that feature primitive cells with elements of neuronal and/or glial differentiation. Use of this term is limited by some authors to central nervous system tumors and others include neoplasms of similar origin which arise extracranially (i.e., NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL). This term is also occasionally used as a synonym for MEDULLOBLASTOMA. In general, these tumors arise in the first decade of life and tend to be highly malignant. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2059)
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- Neoplasms, Primitive Neuroepithelial
- Neuroectodermal Tumor, Primitive
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
- Neuroepithelial Neoplasms, Primitive
- Neuroepithelial Tumors, Primitive
- PNET
- Primitive Neuroepithelial Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Primitive Neuroepithelial
- Neuroepithelial Neoplasm, Primitive
- Neuroepithelial Tumor, Primitive
- PNETs
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Primitive Neuroepithelial Neoplasm
- Primitive Neuroepithelial Tumor
- Primitive Neuroepithelial Tumors
- Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal
- Tumor, Primitive Neuroepithelial
- Tumors, Primitive Neuroectodermal
- Tumors, Primitive Neuroepithelial
- Cerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Ependymoblastoma
- Medulloepithelioma
- Spongioblastoma
- Ependymoblastomas
- Medulloepitheliomas
- Spongioblastomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coord IM with BRAIN NEOPLASMS (IM) or specific precoord organ/neopl term (IM); do not confuse with MEDULLOBLASTOMA
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2000(1994)
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- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal (1979-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018242. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018242
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_neuroectodermal_tumor
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q618660