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PNET

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006768

One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features. Some PNETs develop in the brain and central nervous system (CNS-PNET), and others develop in sites outside of the brain such as the limbs, pelvis, and chest wall (peripheral PNET). Also called primitive neuroectodermal tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006768
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsprimitive neuroectodermal tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features. Some PNETs develop in the brain and central nervous system (CNS-PNET), and others develop in sites outside of the brain such as the limbs, pelvis, and chest wall (peripheral PNET). Also called primitive neuroectodermal tumor.",
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pnet/"
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Record 13,382 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.