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| One of a group of cancers that
develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and
genetic features. Some PNETs develop in the brain and central nervous
system (CNS-PNET), and others develop in sites outside of the brain such as
the limbs, pelvis, and chest wall (peripheral PNET).
Also called primitive neuroectodermal tumor. |
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