| Preferred Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3222 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A rapidly progressive cancer of the brain that originates in the cerebellum. A malignant, invasive embryonal neoplasm arising from the cerebellum. A malignant brain tumor that begins in the lower part of the brain and that can spread to the spine or to other parts of the body. Medulloblastomas are a type of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). |
| code |
C3222 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C88025 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C103046 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C102905 |
| Contributing_Source |
MedDRA NICHD CDISC CTEP GDC Cellosaurus |
| DEFINITION |
A malignant, invasive embryonal neoplasm arising from the cerebellum or posterior fossa. It occurs predominantly in children and has the tendency to metastasize via the cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Signs and symptoms include truncal ataxia, disturbed gait, lethargy, headache, and vomiting. There are four histologic variants: classic medulloblastoma, large cell/anaplastic medulloblastoma, desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma, and medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity. |
| FULL_SYN |
medulloblastoma Medulloblastomas MEDULLOBLASTOMA, MALIGNANT Medulloblastoma CNS, medulloblastoma |
| ICD-O-3_Code |
9470/3 |
| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | |
| label |
Medulloblastoma |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| Maps_To |
Medulloblastoma CNS, medulloblastoma |
| Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
| Preferred_Name |
Medulloblastoma |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C3222 |
| prefLabel |
Medulloblastoma |
| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0025149 |
| subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C170814 |