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MENINGIOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("meningioma" is a kind of...):
neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
Context examples:
Multiple meningiomas that arises from the spinal meninges.
(Multiple Intraspinal Meningiomas, NCI Thesaurus)
A WHO grade I meningioma characterized by the presence of a prominent mesenchymal component.
(Metaplastic Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A meningioma that has spread from its original site of growth to another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Multiple meningiomas that affect the skull base.
(Multiple Skull Base Meningiomas, NCI Thesaurus)
Neurofibromatosis type 2 is associated with the presence of schwannomas, meningiomas, and gliomas.
(Neurofibromatosis, NCI Thesaurus)
The majority of the neoplasms arise from meningothelial cells and are called meningiomas.
(Meningeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the development of peripheral and central nervous system tumors including acoustic schwannomas, neurofibromas, gliomas, and meningiomas.
(Neurofibromatosis type 2, NCI Thesaurus)
Of the various subtypes, meningothelial, fibrous and transitional meningiomas are the most common.
(Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
A meningioma that affects the olfactory sulcus.
(Olfactory Groove Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
In adults meningiomas, neurilemomas and pituitary tumors comprise the majority of benign tumors.
(Benign Brain Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
