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Optic pathway glioma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006121

A rare, slow-growing tumor that usually forms in the optic nerve, optic chiasm, or optic tract. These are parts of the nervous system that carry messages from the eye to the brain. Also called visual pathway glioma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006121
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsvisual pathway glioma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006121",
  "term": "Optic pathway glioma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare, slow-growing tumor that usually forms in the optic nerve, optic chiasm, or optic tract. These are parts of the nervous system that carry messages from the eye to the brain. Also called visual pathway glioma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "visual pathway glioma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/optic-pathway-glioma/"
}

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