Preferred Name

Benign Nervous System Neoplasm
Synonyms
Definitions

Abnormal growth of cells in the nervous system without evidence of malignant characteristics. Unlike other organ systems, tumors in the central nervous system can have benign histological characteristics but still have life threatening effects due to their location within the neuraxis (e.g., brainstem gliomas).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C4789

code

C4789

definition

Abnormal growth of cells in the nervous system without evidence of malignant characteristics. Unlike other organ systems, tumors in the central nervous system can have benign histological characteristics but still have life threatening effects due to their location within the neuraxis (e.g., brainstem gliomas).

label

Benign Nervous System Neoplasm

Legacy Concept Name

Benign_Nervous_System_Neoplasm

Neoplastic_Status

Benign

Preferred_Name

Benign Nervous System Neoplasm

prefixIRI

NCIT:C4789

prefLabel

Benign Nervous System Neoplasm

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0497550

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3268

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3677

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