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Visual pathway glioma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009274

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 optic pathway glioma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009274
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsoptic pathway glioma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009274",
  "term": "Visual 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 optic pathway glioma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "optic pathway glioma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/visual-pathway-glioma/"
}

Record 17,275 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.