National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Schwannoma

Synonyms

Benign Schwannoma

SCHWANNOMA, BENIGN

Benign Neurilemmoma

Neurilemmoma

Schwannoma (Who Grade I)

Schwannoma (WHO Grade I)

Schwannoma, NOS

Neurinoma

Schwannoma

schwannoma

Definitions

A benign, usually encapsulated slow growing tumor composed of Schwann cells. It affects peripheral and cranial nerves. It recurs infrequently and only rare cases associated with malignant transformation have been reported.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3269

ALT_DEFINITION

A tumor of the peripheral nervous system that arises in the nerve sheath (protective covering). It is almost always benign, but rare malignant schwannomas have been reported.

A benign neoplasm of the peripheral nervous system composed of well-differentiated Schwann cells.

code

C3269

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168661

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168662

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C88025

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168658

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168657

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

Cellosaurus

CDISC

GDC

DEFINITION

A benign, usually encapsulated slow growing tumor composed of Schwann cells. It affects peripheral and cranial nerves. It recurs infrequently and only rare cases associated with malignant transformation have been reported.

FULL_SYN

Benign Schwannoma

SCHWANNOMA, BENIGN

Benign Neurilemmoma

Neurilemmoma

Schwannoma (Who Grade I)

Schwannoma (WHO Grade I)

Schwannoma, NOS

Neurinoma

Schwannoma

schwannoma

ICD-O-3_Code

9560/0

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177621

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176985

label

Schwannoma

Legacy Concept Name

Schwannoma

Maps_To

Neurilemoma, NOS

Psammomatous schwannoma

Schwannoma, NOS

9560/0

Neurinoma

Neoplastic_Status

Benign

Preferred_Name

Schwannoma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3269

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0027809

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4789

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4972

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