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Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue. Also called Ewing sarcoma and pPNET. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A small round cell tumor with neural differentiation arising from the soft tissues or bone. (NCI Thesaurus)
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