Definition of Glioma. Meaning of Glioma. Synonyms of Glioma

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Definition of Glioma

Glioma
Glioma Gli*o"ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glue + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.

Meaning of Glioma from wikipedia

- A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the glial cells of the brain or the spine. Gliomas comprise about 30 percent of all brain tumors and central...
- Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered (DMG) is a fatal tumour that arises in midline structures of the brain, most commonly the brainstem, thalamus and...
- A brainstem glioma is a cancerous glioma tumor in the brainstem. Around 75% are diagnosed in children and young adults under the age of twenty, but have...
- Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of neurofibromatosis...
- of the similarities in immunostaining of glial cells and glioblastoma, gliomas such as glioblastoma have long been ****umed to originate from glial-type...
- Glioma 261 (GL261) is a frequently used murine glioma model. It was induced via intracranial injection of methylcholanthrene followed by serial intracranial...
- is an experimental anti-cancer medication for the treatment of low-grade glioma. It is a small molecule inhibitor of isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) and...
- other organs. After glioblastomas, astrocytomas are the second most common glioma and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal...
- Angiocentric glioma (AG) refers to a rare neuroepithelial tumor when the superficial brain malignant cells enclose the brain vessels, commonly found in...
- used to treat high-grade glioma tumors. Genetic mutations have significant effects on the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Gliomas with IDH1 or IDH2 mutations...