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2. Glioblastoma - Wikipedia

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   Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive and most common type of cancer that originates in the brain, and has a very poor prognosis for survival. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Initial signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nonspecific. [ 1 ]

3. Gliosarcoma - Wikipedia

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   Gliosarcoma is a malignant cancer, and is defined as a glioblastoma consisting of gliomatous and sarcomatous components. [3] Primary gliosarcoma (PGS) is classified as a grade IV tumor and a subtype of glioblastoma multiforme in the 2007 World Health Organization classification system (GBM). [ 4 ]

4. Dr. Hersh: Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive ...

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   A: One of more than 125 types of primary brain and other central nervous system tumors (including both benign and malignant tumors, but not including metastatic lesions) are diagnosed in about ...

5. Brain tumor - Wikipedia

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   Grade I tumors are the least severe and commonly associated with long-term survival, with severity and prognosis worsening as the grade increases. Low-grade tumors are often benign, while higher grades are aggressively malignant and/or metastatic. Other grading scales do exist, many based upon the same criteria as the WHO scale and graded from ...

6. Neuro-oncology - Wikipedia

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   Neuro-oncology is the study of brain and spinal cord neoplasms, many of which are (at least eventually) very dangerous and life-threatening (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, and brain stem tumors are among the many examples of these).

7. Glioma - Wikipedia

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   One study reported that low-grade oligodendroglioma patients have a median survival of 11.6 years; [83] another reported a median survival of 16.7 years. [84] Unfortunately, approximately 70% of low-grade (WHO grade-II) will progress to high-grade tumours within 5–10 years [ 49 ] Grade II gliomas, despite often being labeled as benign, are ...

8. WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system

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   1.3.3 Diffuse pediatric-type high-grade glioma, H3-wildtype and IDH-wildtype 1.3.4 Infant-type hemispheric glioma 1.4 Circumscribed astrocytic gliomas 1.4.1 Pilocytic astrocytoma 1.4.2 High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features 1.4.3 Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma 1.4.4 Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma 1.4.5 Chordoid glioma 1.4.6 ...

9. Grading of the tumors of the central nervous system - Wikipedia

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   Grade 1 tumors are slow-growing, nonmalignant, and associated with long-term survival. Grade 2 tumors are relatively slow-growing but sometimes recur as higher grade tumors. They can be nonmalignant or malignant. Grade 3 tumors are malignant and often recur as higher grade tumors. Grade 4 tumors reproduce rapidly and are very aggressive ...