gliomas
Glial cell tumors
Gliomas are tumors that arise from glial cells—the supportive tissue of the brain and spinal cord.
They range from slow-growing, treatable forms to aggressive, often fatal ones like glioblastoma.
Gliomas account for most primary brain tumors in adults: The MRI revealed a glioma in the frontal lobe.
Singular: glioma.
Invasive medical procedure
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
radiotherapy · immunotherapy · targeted therapy · clinical trial · debulking · palliative care · neurosurgeon · oncologist
Hostile and confrontational
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- high-gradeOf superior quality
- low-gradeOf poor quality
- proliferativeTending to increase rapidly
diffuse · recurrent · inoperable · metastatic · malignant · benign · necrotic · angiogenesis
Magnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- histopathologyDisease study through tissue
Star-shaped neural support cell
- microgliaCNS immune cells
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
cerebellum · brainstem · cortex · hippocampus · neuron · axon · dendrite · myelin
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
craniotomy · radiotherapy · immunotherapy · targeted therapy · clinical trial · debulking · palliative care · neurosurgeon · oncologist · recurrence
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- high-gradeOf superior quality
- low-gradeOf poor quality
proliferative · diffuse · recurrent · inoperable · metastatic · malignant · benign · necrotic · angiogenesis · tumor suppressor
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
histopathology · PET scan · spectroscopy · contrast enhancement · edema
astrocyte
Star-shaped neural support cell
- microgliaCNS immune cells
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
cerebrum · cerebellum · brainstem · cortex · hippocampus · neuron · axon · dendrite · myelin · synapse