ependymal tumor — A brain tumor that usually begins in the central canal of the spinal cord. Ependymal tumors may also develop in the cells lining the ventricles of the brain, which produce and store the special fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) that protects the brain… … English dictionary of cancer terms
ependymal rosette — glandlike structures consisting of tumor cells with epithelial features and having long, slender processes extending into a lumen; seen in ependymoma … Medical dictionary
Glial tumor — is a general term for numerous tumors of the central nervous system, including astrocytomas, ependymal tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db… … Wikipedia
Brain tumor — Classification and external resources Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer shown on T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging with intravenous contrast … Wikipedia
glial tumor — A general term for tumors of the central nervous system, including astrocytomas, ependymal tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors … English dictionary of cancer terms
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
subependymoma — Discrete lobulated ependymal nodules in the walls of the anterior third or posterior fourth ventricles commonly found at autopsy. * * * sub·ep·en·dy·mo·ma (sub″ep en″dĭ moґmə) an ependymoma in which there is a diffuse… … Medical dictionary
ependymoma — A type of brain tumor that may arise in the ventricles of the brain or in the spinal cord. Also called an ependymal tumor … English dictionary of cancer terms
Ependymoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an ependymoma. H E stain. ICD 10 C71 … Wikipedia
Medulloepithelioma — Classification and external resources Histopathology of medulloepithelioma showing characteristic neural tube like strands. ICD O: M … Wikipedia
