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glioma
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Also known as glial cell tumor, glioma, malignant, glioma, malignant, no ICD-O subtype, malignant glioma (morphologic abnormality), malignant glioma - category, neuroglial tumor, malignant neuroglial tumor, malignant glioma

A glioma is a type of malignant tumor originating in the glial cells of the brain or spinal cord. Gliomas comprise about 30% of all brain and central nervous system tumors and 80% of all malignant brain tumors. Common subtypes include astrocytoma (cancer of astrocytes), glioblastoma (an aggressive form of astrocytoma), oligodendroglioma (cancer of oligodendrocytes), and ependymoma (cancer of ependymal cells).

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It is catalogued under topics including Brain tumor and Unflagged free DOI.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

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Glioma
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Glioma in the left parietal lobe (brain CT scan), WHO grade 2
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Oncology, Neurology
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Advanced age, ionizing radiation
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Brain imaging

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disease
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health specialty
neurology
NCI Thesaurus ID
C4822
Commons category
Gliomas
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Causes
  • Hereditary disorders
  • Radiation
  • Infection with cytomegalovirus
  • Farming
  • Other causes
  • Inherited polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes
  • Pathophysiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Classification
  • By type of cell
  • By grade
  • By location
  • Integrated diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Refractory disease
  • Relative effectiveness
  • New Research Directions
  • Prognosis
  • Low grade
  • High grade
  • Diffuse midline glioma
  • ''IDH1'' and ''IDH2-''mutated glioma
  • References
  • External links

A glioma is a type of malignant tumor originating in the glial cells of the brain or spinal cord. Gliomas comprise about 30% of all brain and central nervous system tumors and 80% of all malignant brain tumors. Common subtypes include astrocytoma (cancer of astrocytes), glioblastoma (an aggressive form of astrocytoma), oligodendroglioma (cancer of oligodendrocytes), and ependymoma (cancer of ependymal cells).

==Signs and symptoms== The presentation of a glioma depends on the part of the central nervous system (CNS) that the glioma affects.

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