Medical terminology · Neurology

Meningeal Neoplasms

MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Benign and malignant neoplastic processes that arise from or secondarily involve the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord.

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Reference details

MeSH descriptor
D008577
Vocabulary edition
2026
Tree positions
C04.588.614.250.580; C10.551.240.500

Scope and definition

Benign and malignant neoplastic processes that arise from or secondarily involve the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord.

Entry terms and synonyms

Meningeal Neoplasms Meningeal Tumors Meningeal Tumor Tumor, Meningeal Tumors, Meningeal Neoplasms, Meningeal Meningeal Neoplasm Neoplasm, Meningeal Intracranial Meningeal Neoplasms Intracranial Meningeal Neoplasm Meningeal Neoplasm, Intracranial Neoplasm, Intracranial Meningeal Neoplasms, Intracranial Meningeal Meningeal Neoplasms, Intracranial Spinal Meningeal Neoplasms Meningeal Neoplasm, Spinal Meningeal Neoplasms, Spinal Neoplasm, Spinal Meningeal Neoplasms, Spinal Meningeal Spinal Meningeal Neoplasm Benign Meningeal Neoplasms Benign Meningeal Neoplasm Meningeal Neoplasm, Benign Neoplasm, Benign Meningeal Neoplasms, Benign Meningeal Meningeal Neoplasms, Benign Leptomeningeal Neoplasms Leptomeningeal Neoplasm Neoplasm, Leptomeningeal Neoplasms, Leptomeningeal Malignant Meningeal Neoplasms Malignant Meningeal Neoplasm Meningeal Neoplasm, Malignant Neoplasm, Malignant Meningeal Neoplasms, Malignant Meningeal Meningeal Cancer Cancer, Meningeal Cancers, Meningeal Meningeal Cancers Meningeal Neoplasms, Malignant

Classification tree positions

C04.588.614.250.580 C10.551.240.500

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