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Pinealoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006689

A type of brain tumor that forms in or around the pineal gland (a tiny organ near the center of the brain). Pinealomas may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). They include pineocytomas, pineoblastomas, and pineal germinomas. Also called pineal region tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006689
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspineal region tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006689",
  "term": "Pinealoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of brain tumor that forms in or around the pineal gland (a tiny organ near the center of the brain). Pinealomas may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). They include pineocytomas, pineoblastomas, and pineal germinomas. Also called pineal region tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pineal region tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pinealoma/"
}

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