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RSSGlioma
A glioma is a type of
primary central nervous
system (CNS) tumor that
arises from glial cells. The
most common site of
involvement of a glioma is
the brain, but they can also
affect the spinal cord, or
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Metastasis
Metastasis is the spread of
cancer from its primary site
to other places in the body
(e.g., brain, liver). Cancer
cells can break away from a
primary tumor, penetrate
into lymphatic and blood
vessels, circulate through
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Tumor suppressor gene
A tumor suppressor gene is a
gene that reduces the
probability that a cell in a
multicellular organism will
turn into a tumor cell. A
mutation or deletion of such
a gene will increase the
probability of the formation
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Brain tumor
A brain tumor is any
intracranial mass created by
an abnormal and uncontrolled
growth of cells either
normally found in the brain
itself: neurons, glial cells
(astrocytes,
oligodendrocytes, ependymal
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