Svensk definition
Godartade eller elakartade tumörer i det centrala nervsystemet med sitt ursprung i gliaceller (dvs astrocyter, oligodendrocyter och ependymocyter). Astrocyter kan ge upphov till astrocytom eller glioblastom. Oligodendrocyter ger upphov till oligodendrogliom, och ependymocyter kan förvandlas till ependymom, plexus choroideustumörer eller kolloida tumörer i den tredje ventrikeln.
Engelsk definition
Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes). Astrocytes may give rise to astrocytomas (ASTROCYTOMA) or glioblastoma multiforme (see GLIOBLASTOMA). Oligodendrocytes give rise to oligodendrogliomas (OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) and ependymocytes may undergo transformation to become EPENDYMOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; or colloid cysts of the third ventricle. (From Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p21)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Gliomas — Glial Cell Tumors — Glial Cell Tumor — Tumor, Glial Cell — Tumors, Glial Cell — Mixed Glioma — Glioma, Mixed — Gliomas, Mixed — Mixed Gliomas — Malignant Glioma — Glioma, Malignant — Gliomas, Malignant — Malignant Gliomas