Hypothalamic Gangliocytoma

Preferred Label : Hypothalamic Gangliocytoma;

NCIt definition : A tumor characterized by the presence of mature ganglion cells and neuronal differentiation, arising in the hypothalamus. It is often associated with the presence of pituitary gland adenomas. Symptoms include acromegaly and precocious puberty.;

Neoplastic status : Undetermined;

Details

Origin ID

C45918;

UMLS CUI

C1708403;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Dysplastic Ganglion Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Glial Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease excludes normal cell origin
- Oligodendrocyte [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Calcification [NCIt concept]
- Favorable Clinical Outcome [NCIt concept]
- Seizure [NCIt concept]
- Well-Circumscribed Lesion [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Spinal Cord [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Brain [NCIt concept]
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Diencephalon [NCIt concept]
- Hypothalamus [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Supratentorial Brain [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Glial Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Necrotic Change [NCIt concept]
- Precise Histogenesis Unknown [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Mature Ganglion Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroepithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroepithelial Cell and Neoplastic Perineural Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Neuronal Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Slow Growing Mass [NCIt concept]
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- Grade 1 [NCIt concept]
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- Neuroepithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neuron, Neuroepithelial Cell, and Supporting Cell of the Nervous System [NCIt concept]
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- Nerve Tissue, Neuroepithelial Tissue, and Nerve Sheaths [NCIt concept]
- Neuroepithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Hypothalamus [NCIt concept]

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