Preferred Label : meningioma;
RADLEX synonyms : meningeal neoplasm;
Definition : A relatively common neoplasm of the central nervous system that arises from arachnoidal
cells. The majority are well differentiated vascular tumors which grow slowly and
have a low potential to be invasive, although malignant subtypes occur. Meningiomas
have a predilection to arise from the parasagittal region, cerebral convexity, sphenoidal
ridge, olfactory groove, and spinal canal. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles
and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2056-7) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0025284;
Origin ID : RID4088;
Associated condition of
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
A relatively common neoplasm of the central nervous system that arises from arachnoidal
cells. The majority are well differentiated vascular tumors which grow slowly and
have a low potential to be invasive, although malignant subtypes occur. Meningiomas
have a predilection to arise from the parasagittal region, cerebral convexity, sphenoidal
ridge, olfactory groove, and spinal canal. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles
and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2056-7) [MeSH]