glioblastoma /glio·blas·to·ma/ (gli″o-blas-to´mah) any malignant astrocytoma.
glioblastoma multiforme
glioblastoma [gli″o-blas-to´mah]
glioblastoma multifor´me the most malignant type of astrocytoma, composed of spongioblasts, astroblasts, and astrocytes; it usually occurs in the brain but may occur in the brain stem or spinal cord.
glioblastoma mul·ti·for·me (m l t -fôr m )n. A virulent brain cancer that is usually fatal. |
glioblastoma multiforme
[glī′ōblastō′mə mul′tifôr′mē]
Etymology: Gk, glia, glue, blastos, germ, oma, tumor; L, multus, many, forma, form
a malignant, invasive, rapidly growing pulpy or cystic tumor of the cerebrum or the spinal cord. The lesion spreads with pseudopod-like projections. It is composed of a mixture of monocytes, pyriform cells, immature and mature astrocytes, and neural ectodermal cells with fibrous or protoplasmic processes. Also called anaplastic astrocytoma, glioma multiforme.
glioblastoma [gli″o-blas-to´mah]
any malignant astrocytoma.
glioblastoma multifor´me astrocytoma grade III or IV; a rapidly growing tumor, usually of the cerebral hemispheres, composed of spongioblasts, astroblasts, and astrocytes.
glioblastoma
an undifferentiated malignant astrocytoma.
glioblastoma multiforme
a rapidly growing tumor, usually of the cerebral hemispheres, often supratentorial.
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