Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the brain or spinal cord. Representative examples include anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, anaplastic (malignant) meningioma, lymphoma, and metastatic carcinoma from another anatomic site.

**Synonyms:** - CNS Cancer - CNS Cancer - CNS Malignant Neoplasms - CNS Neoplasms, Malignant - Cancer of CNS - Cancer of Central Nervous System - Cancer of the CNS - Cancer of the Central Nervous System - Central Nervous System Cancer - Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Malignant - Malignant CNS Neoplasm - Malignant CNS Neoplasms - Malignant CNS Tumor - Malignant Central Nervous System Tumor - Malignant Neoplasm of CNS - Malignant Neoplasm of Central Nervous System - Malignant Neoplasm of the CNS - Malignant Neoplasm of the Central Nervous System - Malignant Tumor of CNS - Malignant Tumor of Central Nervous System - Malignant Tumor of the CNS - Malignant Tumor of the Central Nervous System - Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified