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Glioma
rareA benign or malignant brain and spinal cord tumor that arises from glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells). Tumors that arise from astrocytes are called astrocytic tumors or astrocytomas. Tumors that arise from oligodendrocytes are called oligodendroglial tumors. Tumors that arise from ependymal cells are called ependymomas.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0021042 Orphanet:182067
- Part of
- Neuroepithelial neoplasm
- Also known as
- glial neoplasm · glial tumor · glial tumour · neoplasm of neuroglia · neoplasm of the neuroglia
Subtypes
Disease Rare Not rare Subtypes
- Malignant glioma MONDO:0100342 99
- Nerve sheath neoplasm MONDO:0002547 68
- Low grade glioma MONDO:0021637 65
- Astrocytic tumor MONDO:0021636 60
- Ependymal tumor MONDO:0003266 33
- Optic pathway glioma MONDO:0016167 5
- Mixed glioma MONDO:0003268 4
- Astroblastoma MONDO:0016707 1
- Diffuse glioma, H3 G34 mutant MONDO:0957197
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