glioma retinae


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glioma

 [gli-o´mah]
a tumor composed of neuroglia in any of its states of development; sometimes extended to include all intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, such as astrocytomas, ependymomas, and so on. Called also neuroglioma and neurospongioma. adj., adj glio´matous.
glioma re´tinae retinoblastoma.

glioma retinae

A malignant tumor of the retina that occurs in children and metastasizes late.
See: pseudoglioma
See also: glioma
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