/central nervous system neoplasm

central nervous system neoplasm

MONDO:0006130

Also Known As

CNS neoplasmCNS tumorCNS tumourbrain/spinal cord tumorbrain/spinal cord tumourcentral nervous system neoplasmcentral nervous system neoplasm (disease)central nervous system tumorcentral nervous system tumourneoplasm of CNSneoplasm of central nervous systemneoplasm of the central nervous systemtumor of CNStumor of central nervous systemtumor of the CNStumor of the central nervous systemtumour of CNStumour of central nervous systemtumour of the CNStumour of the central nervous system

Definition

A benign or malignant, primary or metastatic neoplasm that affects the brain, meninges, or spinal cord. Representative examples of primary neoplasms include astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma, and meningioma. Representative examples of metastatic neoplasms include carcinoma and leukemia.

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