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  • glioma
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    …the axons of nerves); and ependymomas, which originate with ependymal cells, a type of neuroglia that lines the ventricles of the brain and spinal cord. Glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme) is the most frequently occurring and the most aggressive primary brain tumor. Other gliomas are of variable malignancy.

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    …the axons of nerves); and ependymomas, which originate with ependymal cells, a type of neuroglia that lines the ventricles of the brain and spinal cord. Glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme) is the most frequently occurring and the most aggressive primary brain tumor. Other gliomas are of variable malignancy.

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