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Preferred term

Glioblastoma  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Astrocytoma, Grade IV

In other languages

  • French

  • Astrocytome de grade 4
  • Astrocytome de grade IV

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SVW2C0BG-D

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