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2. Glioblastoma - Wikipedia

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   Distinguishing glioblastoma from high-grade astrocytoma is important. These tumors occur spontaneously ( de novo ) and have not progressed from a lower-grade glioma, as in high-grade astrocytomas [ 6 ] Glioblastomas have a worse prognosis and different tumor biology, and may have a different response to therapy, which makes this a critical ...

3. Glioma - Wikipedia

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   A glioma is a type of primary tumor that starts in the glial cells of the brain or spinal cord.They are cancerous but some are extremely slow to develop. [2] [3] Gliomas comprise about 30 percent of all brain tumors and central nervous system tumours, and 80 percent of all malignant brain tumours.

4. Diffuse midline glioma - Wikipedia

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   Summary of a meta analysis of over 1,000 cases of DIPG and high-grade pediatric gliomas, highlighting the mutations involved as well as generic outcome information. DIPG is a terminal illness, since it has a 5-year survival rate of <1%. The median overall survival of children diagnosed with DIPG is approximately 9 months.

5. Gliosarcoma - Wikipedia

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   Gliosarcoma is a rare type of glioma, a cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, brain cells, as opposed to the neural brain cells. Gliosarcoma is a malignant cancer, and is defined as a glioblastoma consisting of gliomatous and sarcomatous components. [3]

6. Thalamic glioma - Wikipedia

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   Thalamic gliomas have a poor prognosis. In adult patients, the overall two-year survival rate is 19.7%, with low grade tumors holding a two-year survival rate of 31.0% and high-grade tumors holding a two-year survival rate of 16.5%. [2]

7. Brain tumor - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Neoplasm in the brain Medical condition Brain tumor Other names Intracranial neoplasm, brain tumour, brain cancer Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer, shown on magnetic resonance imaging Specialty Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology Symptoms Vary depending on the ...