Neurocytoma

Neurocytoma

Classification and external resources
ICD-O	9506/1
MeSH	D018306

Neurocytoma (or neuroepithelioma) is a type of nervous system tumor which is primarily derived from nervous tissue.^[1] This is in contrast to the gliomas (such as oligodendroglioma), which are derived from glial cells, which are not derived from nervous tissue.

References

↑ "neurocytoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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Nervous tissue tumors/NS neoplasm/Neuroectodermal tumor (ICD-O 9350–9589) (C70–C72, D32–D33, 191–192/225)

Endocrine

Sellar:	Craniopharyngioma Pituicytoma

Other:	Pinealoma

CNS

Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)

Glioma

Astrocyte	Astrocytoma Pilocytic astrocytoma Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Fibrillary astrocytoma Anaplastic astrocytoma Glioblastoma multiforme

Oligodendrocyte	Oligodendroglioma

Ependyma	Ependymoma Subependymoma

Choroid plexus	Choroid plexus tumor Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma

Multiple/unknown	Oligoastrocytoma Gliomatosis cerebri Gliosarcoma

Mature
neuron

PNET

Primitive

Medulloepithelioma

Meningiomas
(Meninges)

Hematopoietic

Primary central nervous system lymphoma

PNS: NST

Note: Not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastasis).

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Neurocytoma

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