Neoplastic Process
malignant glioma
ma·lig·nant gli·o·ma
Definitions related to malignant glioma:
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(glioma, malignant) A malignant neuroglial neoplasm. The term can apply to several primary neoplasm of the brain and spinal cord, including astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma in addition to others.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A grade III or grade IV glioma arising from the central nervous system. This category includes glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic ependymoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, and anaplastic oligoastrocytoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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