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A DIPG is a tumor located in the pons (middle of brain stem) and very aggressive. There's a lot of support for this type of tumor on the net. God Bless!
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What kind of cancer does Senator Ted Kennedy have?
Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma or gliobastoma. To clarify what the answer above stated "Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma or gliosblastoma", a malignant glioma and a glioblastoma are not necessarily one in the same. A glioblastoma is actually a type of glioma. There are other gliomas, such as an astrocytoma. The term "glioma" just means that the tumor has arisen from "glial" cells.
Tumor that arises from a neuroglia is a?
Glioma
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glioma
What kind of brain tumor did Gene Siskel have?
glioma
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mesothelioma and glioma
What is dipg?
DIPG is Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. This rare tumor of the brainstem typically occurs in children between the ages of 4 and 9, although it can occur in younger children, older children, and rarely in adults. Children in the "typical" age range have a very poor prognosis, typically surviving 9 months to 18 months after diagnosis. There is no cure. Treatment usually includes a six week course of radiation. No other therapy has been proven effective, although there have been numerous clinical trials. After radiation, many children experience a "honeymoon" period of between 3 and 9 months, with significant reduction and sometimes complete absence of symptoms. Usually tumor growth begins again after that time, and the children die within months. There are no precise statistics on the incidence of DIPG. The most commonly cited statistic is an incidence of about 200 cases per year in the United States.
What is a tumor that originates from the support tissue of the central nervous system?
Glioma
What is the medical term meaning a tumor that originates from the support tissue of the central nervous system?
Glioma
Do most people die due to glioma and meningioma?
No. Most people die from cardiovascular disease, cancers, strokes, diabetes, and lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Glioma and meningioma are brain tumors which are not very common, especially when compared with the list of diseases above.
What type of tumor is a glioma?
A Glioma is a brain tumor which also called as Glioblastoma multiforme. This is one of the most common and most deadliest type of brain tumor that generally takes place in cerebral hemisphere but can also develop in some other parts of the brain.
What is the most difficult brain surgery to perform?
Resection of insular glioma is the most challenging operation in brain.
