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Descriptor
English
:
Infratentorial Neoplasms
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neoplasias Infratentoriales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neoplasias Infratentoriais
Synonyms
English
:
Infratentorial Tumors
Posterior Fossa Neoplasms
Tree Number:
C04.588.614.250.195.411
C10.228.140.211.500
C10.551.240.250.400
Definition
English
:
Intracranial tumors originating in the region of the brain inferior to the tentorium cerebelli, which contains the
cerebellum
,
fourth ventricle
,
cerebellopontine angle
,
brain stem
, and related structures. Primary tumors of this region are more frequent in children, and may present with
ATAXIA
;
CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES
;
vomiting
;
HEADACHE
;
HYDROCEPHALUS
; or other signs of neurologic dysfunction. Relatively frequent histologic subtypes include
TERATOMA
;
MEDULLOBLASTOMA
;
GLIOBLASTOMA
;
ASTROCYTOMA
;
EPENDYMOMA
;
CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA
; and
choroid plexus papilloma
(
PAPILLOMA
,
CHOROID PLEXUS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)
History Note
English
:
1989
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
23696
Unique Identifier:
D015192
Occurrence in VHL
:
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