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Preferred term

Infratentorial Neoplasms  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Infratentorial Tumors
  • Neoplasms, Infratentorial
  • Neoplasms, Posterior Fossa
  • Posterior Fossa Neoplasms
  • Posterior Fossa Tumors

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FLQ0CKCV-K

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