glioma
MONDO:0021042Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names glioma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign or malignant brain and spinal cord tumor that arises from glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells). Tumors that arise from astrocytes are called astrocytic tumors or astrocytomas. Tumors that arise from oligodendrocytes are called oligodendroglial tumors. Tumors that arise from ependymal cells are called ependymomas.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0021042), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
12 names
Resolves to: glioma
- Also called
- glial neoplasmglial tumorglial tumourneoplasm of neuroglianeoplasm of the neuroglianeuroglial neoplasmneuroglial tumorneuroglial tumourtumor of neurogliatumor of the neurogliatumour of neurogliatumour of the neuroglia