MRI scan; brain cancer (primitive neuroectodermal)

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MRI scan; brain cancer (primitive neuroectodermal). Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Magnetic resonance image (MRI), coronal slice, of 10-year-old child with disembryoplastic neuroepithelial (primitive neuroectodermal) tumour and epileptic fits. See also N0014119-14120. These are a group of malignant tumours of the nervous system that feature primitive cells with elements of neuronal and/or glial differentiation. In general, these tumours arise in the first decade of life and tend to be highly malignant.

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