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Oligodendroglioma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...Any tumor of these glial cells is called a glioma. Oligodendrogliomas are tumors that arise from...form of pure oligodendroglioma is the mixed glioma, or oligoastrocytoma. These mixed gliomas are a mixture of oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma... Read more
Brain Tumor
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions ...sources Astrocytoma Ependymoma Germinoma Glioma Medulloblastoma Meningioma Neuroblastoma...such as astrocytoma (as-tro-sy-TO-ma), glioma (glee-O-ma), ependymoma (e-pen-di-MO-ma...brain where the tumor forms. For example, gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor... Read more
Carmustine
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...barrier, carmustine is used to treat several types of brain tumors, including astrocytoma , ependymoma , glioblastoma, brainstem glioma, medulloblastoma . It is usually given intravenously, but it is also available as a wafer that is implanted in the brain during... Read more
Astrocytoma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...brain tissue. Astrocytomas are a type of glioma, a tumor of glial cells (specialized cells...between neurons). They are sometimes called gliomas, anaplastic astrocytomas, or glioblastoma...Oligoastrocytomas are a type of mixed glioma similar to astrocytomas. They usually... Read more
Harvey Williams Cushing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...including: Tumours of the Nervus Acusticus and the Syndrome of the Cerebellopontile (1917); A Classification of the Tumours of the Glioma (1926), with P. Bailey; Tumours Arising from the Blood Vessels of the Brain: Angiomatous Malformations and Hemangioblastomas... Read more
Familial Cancer Syndromes
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; renal cell carcinoma NF1 von Recklinghausen's disease; neurofibromatosis type 1; schwannoma and glioma NF2 Neurofibromatosis type 2; acoustic neuroma and meningiomas APC Familial adenomatous polyposis; colorectal tumors MMR Hereditary... Read more
Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the blood and lymph glands. Gliomas are cancers of the nerve tissue. The most common cancers affecting...myeloid leukemia acute lymphoblastic leukemia neuroblastoma glioma sarcoma of bone (osteosarcoma) and soft tissue Demographics... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "glioma"

glioma
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing glioma (gly- oh -mă) n. any tumour of glial cells in the nervous system. The term is sometimes used for all tumours that arise in the central nervous system. Read more
neuroepithelioma
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing neuroepithelioma (newr-oh-epi-th'ee-li- oh -mă) n. a malignant tumour of the retina of the eye. It is a form of glioma and may spread into the brain if not treated early. Read more

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TGF-[beta] y un inhibidor especifico de TGF-[beta] regulan pericentrina B y MYH9 en celulas de glioma.
Magazine article from: Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...inhibitor regulate pericentrin B and MYH9 in glioma cell lines ABSTRACT Malignant gliomas are heterogeneous, highly invasive vascular...factor-beta (TGF-[beta]), is expressed by grade III/FV gliomas and promotes tumour angiogenesis, invasion and... Read more
Nasal glioma (neuroglial heterotopia) mimicking an astrocytoma: case report.
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Abstract Nasal glioma is a rare benign tumor that usually occurs during infancy. We report a case of nasal glioma in a 6-month-old boy in which the histomorphologic...anaplastic astrocytoma. Introduction Nasal glioma is a displaced, mature, neuroglial tissue... Read more
Study finds no correlation between mobile phone use and glioma.(RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS)
Magazine article from: Oncology Nursing Forum; 11/1/2006; ; 558 words ; ...between use of cell phones and risk of gliomas in adults. Research studies have shown...the diagnosis of grade IV astrocytoma (glioma) and ipsilateral (on the same side as...have shown that no increased risk for glioma exists with significant use of mobile... Read more
EOPHARM BEGINS NEW GLOBAL TRIAL OF IL13-PE38 FOR MALIGNANT GLIOMA.
Newspaper article from: Worldwide Biotech; 10/1/2002; 626 words ; ...with recurrent or progressive malignant glioma. The trial is being conducted at six participating...for an effective treatment for malignant glioma has influenced our clinical development...Information The Mechanism of IL13-PE38 Malignant glioma cells, as compared to normal brain cells... Read more
Nasal glioma.(Imaging Clinic)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...cysts, nasal encephaloceles, and nasal gliomas. These masses appear to share a similar...surgical planning. (2) The term nasal glioma is a misnomer because such a mass is not...have been described. Some cases of nasal glioma associated with other malformations, such... Read more
Bromelain reversibly inhibits invasive properties of glioma cells.(Abstract)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 4/1/2002; ; 224 words ; ...study, we tested bromelain's effects on glioma cells to assess whether bromelain could...contributor to new antiinvasive strategies for gliomas. Several complementary assays demonstrated...bromelain significantly and reversibly reduced glioma cell adhesion, migration, and invasion... Read more
Nasal glioma: A case report.
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Abstract Nasal gliomas are rare, benign, congenital tumors that...craniotomy approach for those patients whose gliomas have an intracranial connection, for...article, we describe a case of a nasal glioma that was removed via a lateral rhinotomy... Read more
HAM56-Immunoreactive Macrophages in Untreated Infiltrating Gliomas.(monoclonal antibody analysis in glioma diagnosis)
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...neuropathology,[1] and evaluates the presence of HAM56-reactive macrophages within untreated gliomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cases Sixteen cases of untreated infiltrating gliomas from 1996-1999 were retrieved from the pathology files at Duke University Medical... Read more
Gliomas and farm pesticide exposure in women: the Upper Midwest Health Study.(Research: Article)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...effects of rural exposures for 341 female glioma cases and 528 controls, all adult (18...and farm residence, no association with glioma was observed for exposure to arsenicals...estrogenic pesticides. An increased risk of glioma was observed for carbamate herbicides... Read more
Cancer cells remain after tumor removal. (research on brain tumors called gliomas)(Special Newsletter Edition: Your Health)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 10/1/1995; 455 words ; ...Society estimates. The most common are gliomas, which develop from the glial cells that...and nourish neurons. The most malignant glioma accounts for 30% of all primary brain...two years after a diagnosis of malignant glioma. Although glioma cells do not metastasize... Read more