Neoplasms composed of neuroepithelial cells, which have the capacity to differentiate into NEURONS, oligodendrocytes, and ASTROCYTES. The majority of craniospinal tumors are of neuroepithelial origin. (From Dev Biol 1998 Aug 1;200(1):1-5)
Also Known As:
Gliomatosis Cerebri; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroepithelial Tumors; Astroblastomas; Ependymoastrocytomas; Neoplasm, Neuroepithelial; Neuroepithelial Neoplasm; Neuroepithelial Tumor; Polar Spongioblastoma; Polar Spongioblastomas; Spongioblastomas, Polar; Tumor, Neuroepithelial; Tumors, Neuroepithelial; Astroblastoma; Ependymoastrocytoma; Spongioblastoma, Polar