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Glioblastoma: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

By Dr. Nadia Murphy, MD · · Oncology

This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Oncology service line explains glioblastoma in plain language.

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Topic: glioblastoma. A malignant astrocytoma characterized by the presence of small areas of necrotizing tissue that is surrounded by anaplastic cells as well as the presence of hyperplastic blood vessels, and that has_material_basis_in abnormally proliferating cells derives_from multiple cell types including astrocytes and oligondroctyes.

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