Neurocytoma

Neurocytoma is a type of nervous system benign tumor which is primarily derived from nervous tissue.[1]

Neurocytoma
Other names	Neuroepithelioma

Specialty	Neuro-oncology

See also

Central neurocytoma

References

"neurocytoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

External links

Tumours of the nervous system

Sellar:	Craniopharyngioma Pituicytoma
Other:	Pinealoma

Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)

Astrocyte	Astrocytoma Pilocytic astrocytoma Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Fibrillary astrocytoma Anaplastic astrocytoma Glioblastoma
Oligodendrocyte	Oligodendroglioma Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
Ependyma	Ependymoma Subependymoma
Choroid plexus	Choroid plexus tumor Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma
Multiple/unknown	Oligoastrocytoma Gliomatosis cerebri Gliosarcoma

Mature
neuron

CNS embryonal tumors

Primary central nervous system lymphoma

Neuroblastoma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
Nerve sheath tumor
Cranial and paraspinal nerves
- Neurofibroma
- Neurofibromatosis
Neurilemmoma/Schwannoma
- Acoustic neuroma
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Other

WHO classification of the tumors of the central nervous system

Note: Not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastasis).

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