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Choroid Plexus Carcinoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A malignant neoplasm arising from the choroid plexus. It shows anaplastic features and usually invades neighboring brain structures. Cerebrospinal fluid metastases are frequent. (Adapted from WHO) [1]

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Cancer of the Choroid Plexus, Carcinoma of Choroid Plexus, Choroid Plexus Cancer, CARCINOMA, CHOROID PLEXUS, MALIGNANT, Cancer of Choroid Plexus, Anaplastic Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Carcinoma of the Choroid Plexus
Parent(s)
Malignant Choroid Plexus Neoplasm
OncoTree Name
Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
OncoTree Code
CPC

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.