dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
MONDO:0005505Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign glial-neuronal neoplasm. It is usually supratentorial, located, generally, in the cortex and occurs in children and young adults with a long-standing history of partial seizures. A histologic hallmark of this tumor is the 'specific glioneuronal element', characterized by columns, made up of bundles of axons, oriented perpendicularly to the cortical surface.B
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005505), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
- Also called
- DNETDNTdysembryoplastic neuroepithelial neoplasmdysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (morphologic abnormality)dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour (morphologic abnormality)