Neoplastic Process
mixed glioma
[ mikst glahy-oh-muh ]
Definitions related to mixed gliomas:
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(glioma, mixed, malignant) A malignant neoplasm comprising two or more glial cell types (e.g., astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendrocytes).CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A brain tumor that forms from more than one type of brain cell, usually astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A tumor composed of two or more glial cell types (astrocytes, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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