Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: December 13, 2023
Preferred Name

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Synonyms

Peripheral neuroepithelioma

Definitions

A rare, aggressive, malignant, neoplastic disease characterized by a usually ill-defined, solid, multilobulated mass, frequently having necrosis, located on any site of the body (except the central nervous system), composed of small, round, poorly differentiated cells, with or without Homer-Wright rosettes, showing varying degrees of neuroectodermal differentiation. Manifestations are variable depending on location, with osteolytic destruction being common when arising from bone.

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_370348

alternative_term

Peripheral neuroepithelioma

PPNET

Peripheral PNET

definition

A rare, aggressive, malignant, neoplastic disease characterized by a usually ill-defined, solid, multilobulated mass, frequently having necrosis, located on any site of the body (except the central nervous system), composed of small, round, poorly differentiated cells, with or without Homer-Wright rosettes, showing varying degrees of neuroectodermal differentiation. Manifestations are variable depending on location, with osteolytic destruction being common when arising from bone.

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=370348

has_age_of_onset

Adolescent

Adult

Childhood

has_inheritance

Not applicable

hasDbXref

OMIM:612219

ICD-10:C71.9

MeSH:D018241

UMLS:C0684337

label

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

notation

ORPHA:370348

part_of

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_3394

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_223727

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_370348

prefLabel

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

present_in

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown

treeView

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_3394

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_223727

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_377788

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557493

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