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Descriptor
English
:
Glioblastoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glioblastoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glioblastoma
Synonyms
English
:
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Astrocytoma, Grade IV
Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.335
C04.557.470.670.380.080.335
C04.557.580.625.600.380.080.335
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with probably precoord CNS/neopl term + site (IM); for
GLIOBLASTOMA
WITH SARCOMATOUS COMPONENT see
GLIOSARCOMA
; for
GLIOBLASTOMA
, RETINAL see
RETINOBLASTOMA
History Note
English
:
94; was GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME 1963-93; GLIOBLASTOMA was see ASTROCYTOMA 1993
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Record Number:
31846
Unique Identifier:
D005909
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