Abnormal growth of cells in the nervous system without evidence of malignant characteristics. Unlike other organ systems, tumors in the central nervous system can have benign histological characteristics but still have life threatening effects due to their location within the neuraxis (e.g., brainstem gliomas). [ NCIT:P378 ]
Synonyms: benign nervous system tumour benign nervous system neoplasm benign neoplasm of nervous system benign tumour of the nervous system nervous system benign neoplasm benign neoplasm of the nervous system nervous system neoplasm, benign benign tumor of the nervous system benign nervous system tumor benign tumour of nervous system benign tumor of nervous system
Term information
- UMLS:C0497550 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:99232 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- NCIT:C4789 (MONDO:exact-label-match)
- SCTID:92247009 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:225.9 (MONDO:i2s)
- DOID:0060115 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:225.8 (MONDO:relatedTo)
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0060115
http://identifiers.org/medgen/99232
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C4789
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0497550
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/92247009