extraventricular neurocytoma
Findings
No curated finding names extraventricular neurocytoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Extraventricular neurocytoma (EVN), a variant of central neurocytoma, is a rare neuronal neoplasm, composed of round cells with neuronal differentiation, which is located outside of the ventricular system, usually within the spinal cord or cerebral hemispheres and that manifests with headache, nausea, vomiting, complex partial seizures or focal neurological deficits. In some cases it may exhibit atypical features consistent with aggressive clinical behavior.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016727), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: extraventricular neurocytoma
- Also called
- EVNextraventricular neurocytoma (WHO grade II)