Neurocytoma

Neurocytoma
Other names: Neuroepithelioma


Specialty	Neuro-oncology

Neurocytoma is a type of nervous system benign tumor which is primarily derived from nervous tissue.^[1]

H and E staining showing histological features of neurocytoma

See also

Central neurocytoma

References

↑ "neurocytoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

External links

Classification	ICD-O: 9506/1 MeSH: D018306

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

Sellar:	Craniopharyngioma Pituicytoma
Other:	Pinealoma

Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)

Astrocyte	Astrocytoma Pilocytic astrocytoma Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Fibrillary astrocytoma Anaplastic astrocytoma Glioblastoma multiforme
Oligodendrocyte	Oligodendroglioma Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
Ependyma	Ependymoma Subependymoma
Choroid plexus	Choroid plexus tumor Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma
Multiple/unknown	Oligoastrocytoma Gliomatosis cerebri Gliosarcoma

Mature
neuron

Primitive

Medulloepithelioma

Meningeal
(Meninges)

Primary central nervous system lymphoma

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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