Malignant Optic Nerve Teratoid Medulloepithelioma

Preferred Label : Malignant Optic Nerve Teratoid Medulloepithelioma;

NCIt synonyms : Optic Nerve Malignant Teratoid Medulloepithelioma;

NCIt definition : A rare malignant embryonal neoplasm that arises from primitive medullary epithelium and affects the optic nerve. It contains heterologous elements, particularly cartilage, skeletal muscle, and brain tissue, and usually occurs in boys.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C215140;

Disease may have findings
- Blindness [NCIt concept]
- Low Vision [NCIt concept]
- Strabismus [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Spinal Cord [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Cranial Nerve [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Optic Nerve [NCIt concept]
- Visual Pathway [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Indolent Clinical Course [NCIt concept]
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- Germinal Layer [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Heterologous Elements Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Embryonic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Embryonic Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Optic Nerve [NCIt concept]
- Visual Pathway [NCIt concept]

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