Central nervous system neoplasm

Definition

A benign or malignant, primary or metastatic neoplasm that affects the brain, meninges, or spinal cord. Representative examples of primary neoplasms include astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma, and meningioma. Representative examples of metastatic neoplasms include carcinoma and leukemia.

Also known as brain/spinal cord tumor, brain/spinal cord tumour, central nervous system neoplasm, central nervous system neoplasm (disease), central nervous system tumor, central nervous system tumour, CNS neoplasm, CNS tumor, CNS tumour, neoplasm of central nervous system, neoplasm of CNS, neoplasm of the central nervous system, tumor of central nervous system, tumor of CNS, tumor of the central nervous system, tumor of the CNS, tumour of central nervous system, tumour of CNS, tumour of the central nervous system, tumour of the CNS — per MONDO

Also identified as

• NCIT C9293 per MONDO
• UMLS C0085136 per MONDO

Affected Organs