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Perivascular tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006543

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006543
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspericytic tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006543",
  "term": "Perivascular tumor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of soft tissue tumor that begins in cells that wrap around blood vessels. Perivascular tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). They can occur anywhere in the body. Perivascular tumors may occur in adults or children. Also called pericytic tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pericytic tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/perivascular-tumor/"
}

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