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Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.465.625.600.590.650
C04.557.470.670.590.650
C04.557.580.625.600.590.650
Unique ID
D018241
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018241
Annotation
coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)
Scope Note
A group of highly cellular primitive round cell neoplasms which occur extracranially in soft tissue and bone and are derived from embryonal neural crest cells. These tumors occur primarily in children and adolescents and share a number of characteristics with EWING SARCOMA.
Entry Term(s)
(pPNET) Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Extracranial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neuroectodermal Neoplasm, Peripheral Primitive
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Peripheral Primitive
Neuroepithelioma, Peripheral
Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Neoplasm
Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, Extracranial
Previous Indexing
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal (1984-1993)
Neuroblastoma (1985-1989)
Neuroepithelioma (1975-1989)
Public MeSH Note
2000; see NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, PERIPHERAL 1994-1999; NEUROEPITHELIOMA was heading 1966-1999
History Note
2000(1994)
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/25
Revision Date
2020/05/27
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