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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...
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    Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered (DMG) is a fatal tumour that arises in midline structures of the brain, most commonly the brainstem, thalamus and...
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    A brainstem glioma is a cancerous glioma tumor in the brainstem. Around 75% are diagnosed in children and young adults under the age of twenty, but have...
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  • Thalamic gliomas are very rare, deep-seated, generally high-grade glial neoplasms that form in the thalamus, representing 1–5% of all pediatric brain...
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    Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of neurofibromatosis...
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    of the similarities in immunostaining of glial cells and glioblastoma, gliomas such as glioblastoma have long been assumed to originate from glial-type...
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    used to treat high-grade glioma tumors. Genetic mutations have significant effects on the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Gliomas with IDH1 or IDH2 mutations...
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  • Glioma 261 (GL261) is a frequently used murine glioma model. It was induced via intracranial injection of methylcholanthrene followed by serial intracranial...
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    Angiocentric glioma (AG) refers to a rare neuroepithelial tumor when the superficial brain malignant cells enclose the brain vessels, commonly found in...
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    is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of certain forms of glioma. Vorasidenib is a dual mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and isocitrate...
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    Macklin, Madge T. (December 1960). "Inheritance of Glioma: The Genetic Aspects of Cerebral Glioma and Its Relation to Status Dysraphicus". American Journal...
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    under the brand name Ojemda, is a medication used for the treatment of glioma. It is a kinase inhibitor. The most common adverse reactions include rash...
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  • Diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3G34 mutant (DHG) is a rare, high-grade, infiltrative WHO grade 4 brain tumor most often found in adolescents and young adults...
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    Gemistocyte (section Gliomas)
    glial neoplasms, also known as glioma, which is a type of tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord. Usually, gliomas begin in the glial cells that...
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    other organs. After glioblastomas, astrocytomas are the second most common glioma and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal...
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  • glial heterotopia (NGH) is the preferred term, synonyms have included nasal glioma. However, this term is to be discouraged, as it implies a neoplasm or tumor...
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    Oligodendrogliomas are a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell. They occur...
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    children from the age of three years, adolescents and adults with malignant glioma, such as glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma, showing recurrence...
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    Radiation therapy for a patient with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, with radiation dose color-coded...
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  • Visual pathway glioma is a rare, slow-growing tumor of the eye. "Visual Pathway Gliomas - Children's National Health System". Retrieved 21 December 2016...
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    the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and optic nerve gliomas are among the most frequently encountered tumors in patients with this...
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  • Steven Brem is an American neurosurgeon at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard School of Medicine...
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    Medical Institute. She develops new treatments for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Monje wanted to be a physician from the age of five, when she was in kindergarten...
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    the most abundant molecules in the brain. Malignant brain tumors known as glioma or glioblastoma exploit this phenomenon by using glutamate as an energy...
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    that is being evaluated for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (a type of brain tumor). It is dopamine receptor D2 antagonist and an allosteric...
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    adults for visualization of malignant tissue during surgery for malignant glioma (World Health Organization grade III and IV). It is used to visualise tumorous...
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  • Brainstem glioma Choroid plexus carcinoma Cerebellar astrocytoma Cerebral astrocytoma Craniopharyngioma Ependymoma Ganglioneuroma Glioblastoma Glioma Hemangioblastoma...
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    2.4 Diffuse low-grade glioma, MAPK pathway-altered 1.3 Pediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas 1.3.1 Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered 1.3.2 Diffuse...
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    Leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1, also known as LGI1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the LGI1 gene. It may be a metastasis suppressor. The...
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    macules have been observed. Childhood to early adult onset HNPCC + malignant gliomas. The polyps developed tend to be larger, fewer, and progress to malignancy...
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