Benign Optic Disc Teratoid Medulloepithelioma

Preferred Label : Benign Optic Disc Teratoid Medulloepithelioma;

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

Neoplastic status : Benign;

Details

Origin ID

C215156;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
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]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Visual Pathway [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Germinal Layer [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Heterologous Elements Present [NCIt concept]
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- Embryonic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Embryonic Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Head [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Optic Disc [NCIt concept]
- Visual Pathway [NCIt concept]

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