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pituicytoma

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An extremely rare, WHO grade I, circumscribed and slow-growing tumor that arises from the neurohypophysis or infundibulum and described in adults. It is characterized by the presence of elongated, spindle-shaped neoplastic glial cells that form storiform patterns or interlacing fascicular arrangements. Signs and symptoms include visual disturbances, headache, amenorrhea, and decreased libido. [ NCIT:C94524 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C2986550 (Orphanet:251623/e)
  • Orphanet:251623 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1000477 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ONCOTREE:PTCY (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICD9:237.0 (MONDO:relatedTo)
  • DOID:0081280 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • NCIT:C94524 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:608817003 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICDO:9432/1 (NCIT:C94524)
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ordo_disease

abbreviation
PTCY [ ONCOTREE:PTCY ]

definition

An extremely rare, WHO grade I, circumscribed and slow-growing tumor that arises from the neurohypophysis or infundibulum and described in adults. It is characterized by the presence of elongated, spindle-shaped neoplastic glial cells that form storiform patterns or interlacing fascicular arrangements. Signs and symptoms include visual disturbances, headache, amenorrhea, and decreased libido.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C94524, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C2986550, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0081280, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/608817003, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_251623

has exact synonym

pituicytoma, pituicytoma (WHO grade I), posterior pituitary astrocytoma

id

MONDO:0006372