Spongioblastoma: (1) A glioma consisting of cells (elongated, spindle-shaped, and sometimes pleomorphic, with one or two fibrillary processes) that resemble the embryonic spongioblasts, occurring normally around the neural canal of the human embryo; it grows relatively slowly, usually originating in the brainstem, optic chiasm, or infundibulum; infiltrates adjacent structures or causes compression of the third and fourth ventricles. Spongioblastomas were formerly subclassified as spongioblastoma polare and spongioblastoma unipolare. (2) Obsolete term for glioblastoma multiforme. [spongioblast + G. -oma tumor]
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Spongioblastoma: a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Spongioblastoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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