Visual Pathway Glioma

Preferred Label : Visual Pathway Glioma;

NCIt synonyms : Glioma of Visual Pathway; Glioma of the Visual Pathway; Optic Pathway Glioma;

NCIt definition : A glioma that arises from the visual pathway. This condition can be seen in association with neurofibromatosis 1. It is most commonly seen in the pediatric age group.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A rare, slow-growing tumor that usually forms in the optic nerve, optic chiasm, or optic tract. These are parts of the nervous system that carry messages from the eye to the brain.;

Neoplastic status : Undetermined;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000596691; CDR0000046137;

Details

Origin ID

C8567;

UMLS CUI

C0796418;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Optic pathway glioma [ICD-11 More detail]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Optic pathway glioma [ORDO Disease]
- Optic tract glioma [MedDRA LLT]
- optic nerve glioma [MeSH Descriptor]
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]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Optic pathway glioma [ORDO Disease]
- Optic tract glioma [MedDRA LLT]
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- NCIt Neoplasm Core Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Precise Histogenesis Unknown [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Glial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroepithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroepithelial Cell and Neoplastic Perineural Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Glial Cell [NCIt concept]
- 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]
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- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Visual Pathway [NCIt concept]

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