Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: December 13, 2023
Preferred Name

Oligodendroglial tumor

Synonyms
Definitions

Oligodendrogliomas are cerebral tumors that are differentiated from other gliomas on the basis of their unique genetic characteristics and better response to chemotherapy. These tumors are classified according to their grade (low grade oligodendrogliomas: grade II of the WHO classification and anaplastic oligodendrogliomas: grade III of the WHO classification) and according to their pure or mixed histology (oligoastrocytomas).

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_46484

definition

Oligodendrogliomas are cerebral tumors that are differentiated from other gliomas on the basis of their unique genetic characteristics and better response to chemotherapy. These tumors are classified according to their grade (low grade oligodendrogliomas: grade II of the WHO classification and anaplastic oligodendrogliomas: grade III of the WHO classification) and according to their pure or mixed histology (oligoastrocytomas).

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=46484

has_age_of_onset

Adult

has_inheritance

Not applicable

Multigenic/multifactorial

hasDbXref

UMLS:C1335110

label

Oligodendroglial tumor

notation

ORPHA:46484

Clinical group

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_46484

prefLabel

Oligodendroglial tumor

present_in

United States AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.24 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000

Europe AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.35 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_182067

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557492

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