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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:49 am


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The World Health Organization (WHO) has nine categories of primary brain tumors, which are based on the types of cells in which the tumors originate. Gliomas are primary brain tumors that are made up of glial cells—cells that provide important structural support for the nerve cells in the brain.

Infiltrative astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) account for nearly 85% of all brain tumors, with the remainder spread among the other seven types.



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