NCIt synonyms : Mixed Astrocytic-Oligodendroglial Neoplasm; Mixed Astrocytic-Oligodendroglial Tumor; Mixed Oligo-Astrocytoma; Mixed Astrocytoma-Oligodendroglioma; WHO Grade II Mixed Glioma; WHO Grade 2 Mixed Glioma;
NCIt related terms : GLIOMA, MIXED, BENIGN;
NCIt definition : A WHO grade 2 tumor composed of a conspicuous mixture of two distinct neoplastic cell
types morphologically resembling the tumor cells in oligodendroglioma and diffuse
astrocytoma. (WHO);
Alternative definition : CDISC: A benign neoplasm of the central nervous system with an astrocytic and oligodendrocytic
component.; NCI-GLOSS: A brain tumor that forms from both oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, which
are types of glial cells (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and
spinal cord and help them work the way they should). An oligoastrocytoma is a type
of mixed glioma.;