Ewing sarcoma family of tumors
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003043
A group of cancers that includes Ewing tumor of bone (ETB or Ewing sarcoma of bone), extraosseous Ewing (EOE) tumors, primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET or peripheral neuroepithelioma), and Askin tumors (PNET of the chest wall). These tumors all come from the same type of stem cell. Also called EFTs.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-003043 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | EFTs |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-ONC-003043",
"term": "Ewing sarcoma family of tumors",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "A group of cancers that includes Ewing tumor of bone (ETB or Ewing sarcoma of bone), extraosseous Ewing (EOE) tumors, primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET or peripheral neuroepithelioma), and Askin tumors (PNET of the chest wall). These tumors all come from the same type of stem cell. Also called EFTs.",
"synonyms": [
"EFTs"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ewing-sarcoma-family-of-tumors/"
}
Record 7,012 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.