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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2],Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3],Shanshan Cen, M.D. [4],Sujit Routray, M.D. [5]

Synonyms and keywords:Gliomas; gliooma; gliome; gliom; glejak; glial tumor; glial neoplasm; neuroglial tumor; neuroglial neoplasm; neoplasm of the neuroglia; neoplasm of neuroglia; tumor of the glial cell; glial cell tumor; astrocytoma; brainstem glioma; optic nerve glioma; mixed gliomas; pilocytic astrocytoma; diffuse astrocytoma; anaplastic astrocytoma; glioblastoma multiforme; oligodendroglioma; anaplastic oligodendroglioma; oligoastrocytoma; anaplastic oligoastrocytoma; ependymoma; anaplastic ependymoma; gliosarcoma; brain tumor

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• Oligoastrocytomas
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• Mixed gliomas

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