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GLIOME [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Nervous System
DEF

A tumor composed of tissue which represents neuroglia in any one of its stages of development.

OBS

The term is sometimes extended to include all the primary intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, including astrocytomas, ependymomas, neurocytomas, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Terme générique regroupant toutes les tumeurs malignes ou non du système nerveux central développées aux dépens de cellules gliales.

OBS

[Le terme gliome] comprend les glioblastomes, les médulloblastomes et les astrocytomes, les oligodendrogliomes, les épendymomes, les papillomes choroïdiens et les pinéalomes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Sistema nervioso
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