loading...| Preferred Name |
ependymoma |
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| Synonyms |
epithelial ependymoma benign ependymoma ependymoma papillary ependymoma (histologic variant) clear cell ependymoma (histologic variant) ependymoma, familial tanycytic ependymoma (histologic variant) WHO grade II ependymal neoplasm WHO grade II ependymal tumor ependymoma, benign |
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| Definitions |
A WHO grade II, slow growing tumor of children and young adults, usually located intraventricularly. It is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes. (WHO) |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0016698 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
epithelial ependymoma benign ependymoma ependymoma |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
WHO grade II ependymal neoplasm WHO grade II ependymal tumor ependymoma, benign |
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| has_related_synonym |
papillary ependymoma (histologic variant) clear cell ependymoma (histologic variant) ependymoma, familial tanycytic ependymoma (histologic variant) |
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ependymoma |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0016698 |
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| prefLabel |
ependymoma |
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| textual definition |
A WHO grade II, slow growing tumor of children and young adults, usually located intraventricularly. It is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes. (WHO) |
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