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Descriptor English:   Brain Stem Neoplasms 
Descriptor Spanish:   Neoplasias del Tronco Encefálico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Neoplasias do Tronco Encefálico 
Synonyms English:   Medullary Neoplasms
Mesencephalic Neoplasms
Midbrain Neoplasms
Pontine Neoplasms  
Tree Number:   C04.588.614.250.195.411.100
C10.228.140.211.500.100
C10.551.240.250.400.200
Definition English:   Benign and malignant intra-axial tumors of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; or MEDULLA OBLONGATA of the BRAIN STEM. Primary and metastatic neoplasms may occur in this location. Clinical features include ATAXIA, cranial neuropathies (see CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES), NAUSEA, hemiparesis (see HEMIPLEGIA), and quadriparesis. Primary brain stem neoplasms are more frequent in children. Histologic subtypes include GLIOMA; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; GANGLIOGLIOMA; and EPENDYMOMA. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)
History Note English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood blood supply
cerebrospinal fluid chemistry
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy secondary
secretion surgery
therapy ultrastructure
urine ultrasonography
veterinary virology
Record Number:   34181 
Unique Identifier:   D020295 

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