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(PRI-muh-tiv NOOR-oh-EK-toh-DER-mul TOO-mer)
| | One of a group of cancers that
develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and
genetic features. Some primitive neuroectodermal tumors 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 PNET. |
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