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glioma

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A benign or malignant brain and spinal cord tumor that arises from glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells). Tumors that arise from astrocytes are called astrocytic tumors or astrocytomas. Tumors that arise from oligodendrocytes are called oligodendroglial tumors. Tumors that arise from ependymal cells are called ependymomas. [ NCIT:C3059 ]

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database cross reference
  • Orphanet:182067 (https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/2932)
  • NCIT:C3059 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D005910 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:393564001 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • GARD:0006513 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:C0017638 (NCIT:C3059)
definition

A benign or malignant brain and spinal cord tumor that arises from glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells). Tumors that arise from astrocytes are called astrocytic tumors or astrocytomas. Tumors that arise from oligodendrocytes are called oligodendroglial tumors. Tumors that arise from ependymal cells are called ependymomas.

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D005910, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3059, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0017638, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_182067, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/393564001

has exact synonym

neuroglial tumor, tumor of neuroglia, glial neoplasm, glial tumor, glioma, neoplasm of the neuroglia, tumor of the neuroglia, neoplasm of neuroglia, neuroglial neoplasm

id

MONDO:0021042

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