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Glioma, malignant
Tumours of the central nervous system
Definition
A malignant tumor of neuroepithelial tissue. This term may be used to describe one of a number of primary neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, including glioblastomas, astrocytomas oligodendrogliomas and ependymomas. Malignant gliomas are the most common primary tumors of the brain.
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