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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Brain Stem Neoplasms
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neoplasias del Tronco Encefálico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neoplasias do Tronco Encefálico
Synonyms
English
:
Medullary Neoplasms
Mesencephalic Neoplasms
Midbrain Neoplasms
Pontine Neoplasms
Tree Number:
C04.588.614.250.195.411.100
C10.228.140.211.500.100
C10.551.240.250.400.200
Definition
English
:
Benign and malignant intra-axial tumors of the
MESENCEPHALON
;
PONS
; or
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
of the
BRAIN STEM
. Primary and metastatic
neoplasms
may occur in this location. Clinical features include
ATAXIA
, cranial neuropathies (see
CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES
),
NAUSEA
, hemiparesis (see
HEMIPLEGIA
), and quadriparesis. Primary
brain stem neoplasms
are more frequent in children. Histologic subtypes include
GLIOMA
;
HEMANGIOBLASTOMA
;
GANGLIOGLIOMA
; and
EPENDYMOMA.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)
History Note
English
:
2000
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:
34181
Unique Identifier:
D020295
Occurrence in VHL
:
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