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Descriptor
English
:
Cerebellar Neoplasms
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neoplasias Cerebelosas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neoplasias Cerebelares
Synonyms
English
:
Benign Cerebellar Neoplasms
Cerebellar Cancer
Malignant Cerebellar Neoplasms
Tree Number:
C04.588.614.250.195.411.211
C10.228.140.211.500.200
C10.228.140.252.200
C10.551.240.250.400.300
Definition
English
:
Primary or metastatic
neoplasms
of the
CEREBELLUM
. Tumors in this location frequently present with
ATAXIA
or
signs
of
INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
due to obstruction of the
fourth ventricle
. Common primary cerebellar tumors include fibrillary
ASTROCYTOMA
and cerebellar
HEMANGIOBLASTOMA
. The
cerebellum
is a relatively common site for tumor metastases from the
lung
,
breast
, and other distant organs. (From Okazaki & Scheithauer, Atlas of Neuropathology, 1988, p86 and p141)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2565
Unique Identifier:
D002528
Occurrence in VHL
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