Nervous system neoplasm

Nervous system neoplasm
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	C69-C72 D31-D33
MeSH	D009423

A nervous system neoplasm is a tumor affecting the nervous system. Types include:

Overview of tumors, cancer and oncology (C00–D48, 140–239)

Conditions

Benign tumors	Hyperplasia Cyst Pseudocyst Hamartoma

Malignant progression	Dysplasia Carcinoma in situ Cancer Metastasis

Topography	Head/Neck (Oral, Nasopharyngeal) Digestive system Respiratory system Bone Skin Blood Urogenital Nervous system Endocrine system

Histology	Carcinoma Sarcoma Blastoma Papilloma Adenoma

Other	Precancerous condition Paraneoplastic syndrome

Staging/grading

Carcinogenesis

Misc.

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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