nervous system benign neoplasm
MONDO:0000648Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names nervous system benign neoplasm yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Abnormal growth of cells in the nervous system without evidence of malignant characteristics. Unlike other organ systems, tumors in the central nervous system can have benign histological characteristics but still have life threatening effects due to their location within the neuraxis (e.g., brainstem gliomas).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000648), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
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Resolves to: nervous system benign neoplasm
- Also called
- benign neoplasm of nervous systembenign neoplasm of the nervous systembenign nervous system neoplasmbenign nervous system tumorbenign nervous system tumourbenign tumor of nervous systembenign tumor of the nervous systembenign tumour of nervous systembenign tumour of the nervous systemnervous system neoplasm, benign