Term Name: central nervous system germ cell tumor
Synonyms: central nervous system germ cell tumour, germ cell tumor of the CNS, germ cell tumour of the CNS
Definition: A central nervous system cancer that is characterized by tumors near the pineal gland, the pituitary gland and the tissue just above it, develops from mismigrational pluripotent embryonic cells that remain in the brain after birth, has_material_basis_in abnormally proliferating cells derives_from germ cells.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:4439]   ( DOID:4439 )

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is a type of: central nervous system cancer germ cell cancer
has subtype: central nervous system adult germ cell tumor central nervous system childhood germ cell tumor central nervous system embryonal carcinoma central nervous system endodermal sinus tumor central nervous system germinoma central nervous system neuroblastoma central nervous system teratoma