oligodendroglioma Path.
(ˌɒlɪgəʊdɛndrəʊglaɪˈəʊmə)
[f. oligodendroglia + -oma.]
A tumour derived from oligodendroglia.
| 1926 Bailey & Cushing Classification Tumors of Glioma Group 54 With few exceptions the true brain tumors may be classified under fourteen major categories as follows:..Medullo-epithelioma... Oligodendroglioma... Neuroblastoma. 1929 Jrnl. Path. & Bacteriol. XXXII. 735 (heading) Oligodendrogliomas of the brain. 1967 Nursing Times 27 Jan. 108/1 Some of these, such as the oligodendroglioma, grow very slowly and are compatible with normal life in many cases for 10 years or more. 1978 Jrnl. R. Soc. Med. LXXI. 419 Oligodendroglioma, a tumour which, in in vitro studies..has been shown to have a high oxygen consumption. |