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Pericytic tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006510

A type of soft tissue tumor that begins in cells that wrap around blood vessels. Pericytic tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). They can occur anywhere in the body. Pericytic tumors may occur in adults or children. Also called perivascular tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006510
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsperivascular tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of soft tissue tumor that begins in cells that wrap around blood vessels. Pericytic tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). They can occur anywhere in the body. Pericytic tumors may occur in adults or children. Also called perivascular tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "perivascular tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pericytic-tumor/"
}

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