Gliosarcoma is a rare type of glioma, a cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, brain cells, as opposed to the neural brain cells. Gliosarcoma is a malignant cancer, and is defined as a glioblastoma consisting of gliomatous and sarcomatous components. It is estimated that approximately 2.1% of all glioblastomas are gliosarcomas. ...
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A type of glioma (cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, cells).
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A glioma consisting of immature, undifferentiated, pleomorphic, spindle-shaped cells with relatively large, hyperchromatic, frequently bizarre nuclei and poorly formed fibrillary processes. It is sometimes used as a term for a malignant neoplasm derived from connective tissue (e.g., that associated with blood vessels in the brain) in which there ar...
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(gli″o-sahr-ko´mә) glioma combined with sarcoma.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: glī′ō-sar-kō′mă Definitions: 1. A glioblastoma multiforme with an associated malignant mesenchymal component. Sometimes used as a term for a malignant neoplasm derived from connective tissue (that associated with blood vessels in the brain) in which there are proliferating glial cells. &nb.....
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