Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor

Preferred Label : Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor;

NCIt synonyms : Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Central Nervous System; Germ Cell Neoplasm of CNS; Central Nervous System Germ Cell Neoplasm; Germ Cell Tumor of CNS; Germ Cell Tumor of the Central Nervous System; Germ Cell Tumor of Central Nervous System; Germ Cell Tumor of the CNS; CNS Germ Cell Tumor; Germ Cell Neoplasm of Central Nervous System; CNS Germ Cell Neoplasm; Germ Cell Neoplasm of the CNS;

NCIt definition : A unique group of rare tumors of the central nervous system that affect mainly children and adolescents. Their morphologic and biologic profile corresponds to that of homologous germ cell tumors that arise in the gonads and in other extragonadal sites. Representative examples include: germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and teratoma.;

Neoplastic status : Undetermined;

Details

Origin ID

C5461;

UMLS CUI

C1332880;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- central nervous system germ cell tumor [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- germ cell neoplasm of the central nervous system [Disease (Nov.)]
DO Cross reference
- central nervous system germ cell tumor [DO Concept]
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Neoplastic Sex Cord-Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Gonad [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- central nervous system germ cell tumor [DO Concept]
- germ cell neoplasm of the central nervous system [Disease (Nov.)]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Germ Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Germ Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Germinal Layer [NCIt concept]
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- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]

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