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Malignant Glioma
Definition 1
A malignant tumor of neuroglial tissue. This term may be used to describe one of a number of primary neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, including astrocytomas, ependymomas, neurocytomas, etc. Malignant gliomas are the most common primary tumors of the brain. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
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. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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