Neoplastic Process
neuroepithelial neoplasm
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors
Definitions related to neoplasms, neuroepithelial:
  • (neuroepithelial neoplasm) A neoplasm composed of neural epithelium, not necessarily a neoplasm located in the neural epithelium or neuroepithelium.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • (neuroepithelial neoplasm) A neoplasm of the nervous system that arises from the neuroepithelial tissues. Representative examples include astrocytic tumors, oligodendroglial tumors, ependymal tumors, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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