Preferred Label : Glioneuronal and Neuronal Tumors;
NCIt synonyms : Neuronal and Glio-Neuronal Neoplasm; Neuronal and Glio-Neuronal Tumor; Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumor; Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors;
NCIt definition : A group of central nervous system neoplasms with a variable amount of neuronal and,
less consistently, glial differentiation. They occur at a low frequency and usually
carry a favorable prognosis. Representative examples include dysplastic cerebellar
gangliocytoma, desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma, desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma,
and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. (Adapted from WHO);