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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial > Glioma > Astrocytoma > Glioblastoma
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial > Glioma > Astrocytoma > Glioblastoma
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial > Glioma > Astrocytoma > Glioblastoma

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Glioblastoma  

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Entry terms

  • Astrocytoma, Grade IV
  • Astrocytomas, Grade IV
  • Grade IV Astrocytoma
  • Grade IV Astrocytomas

Note

  • coord IM with probably precoord CNS/neopl term + site (IM); for GLIOBLASTOMA WITH SARCOMATOUS COMPONENT see GLIOSARCOMA; for GLIOBLASTOMA, RETINAL see RETINOBLASTOMA

Scope note

  • A malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypia, microhemorrhage, and necrosis. They may arise in any region of the central nervous system, with a predilection for the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, and commissural pathways. Clinical presentation most frequently occurs in the fifth or sixth decade of life with focal neurologic signs or seizures.

History note

  • 94; was GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME 1963-93; GLIOBLASTOMA was see ASTROCYTOMA 1993

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005909

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