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BRAIN TUMOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tumor in the brain
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("brain tumor" is a kind of...):
neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brain tumor"):
glioblastoma; spongioblastoma (a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal)
glioma (a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia)
Context examples:
Dedicated to the development and conduct of innovative clinical trials that will ultimately result in a cure for patients with malignant brain tumors.
(North American Brain Tumor Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene may play a role in the development of brain tumors.
(OLIG2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Acquired causes include ischemia, optic nerve neuropathy, glaucoma, trauma, radiation, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis.
(Optic Atrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): A brain tumor could be grade 3
(Performed Histopathology Differentiation Grade Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Causes include spinal cord injuries, neural tube defects, brain tumors, strokes, and peripheral neuropathies (e.g., AIDS neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy).
(Neurogenic Bladder, NCI Thesaurus)
Overexpressed in some human brain tumors, PDGFB and PDGF receptors may stimulate tumor development in an autocrine manner.
(Murine Retrovirus Containing Human PDGFB cDNA, NCI Thesaurus)
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating brain tumors and other tumors of the nervous system.
(Neuro-oncologist, NCI Dictionary)
A WHO grade I, indolent and relatively circumscribed brain tumor.
(Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
(Brain Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)
ABTA has a special funding program for scientists sponsored by NIH, and sponsors a research study focusing on familial brain tumors.
(American Brain Tumor Association, NCI Thesaurus)
