glioma retinae

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

See retinoblastoma.

glioma retinae

A malignant tumor of the retina that occurs in children and metastasizes late.

See: pseudoglioma

See also: glioma

glioma

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 astrocytoma, ependymoma, mixed glioma, etc.

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glioma retinae

see retinoblastoma.