Oligodendroglioma differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

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Oligodendroglioma must be differentiated from:

Differentiating Oligodendroglioma from other Diseases

Oligodendroglioma must be differentiated from:

• Pilocytic astrocytoma
• Central neurocytoma
• Ependymoma

(Their name derives from the Greek roots 'oligo' meaning “ few” and 'dendro' meaning “trees”.)

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