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Gliosarcoma

"Gliosarcoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Rare mixed tumors of the brain and rarely the spinal cord which contain malignant neuroectodermal (glial) and mesenchymal components, including spindle-shaped fibrosarcoma cells. These tumors are highly aggressive and present primarily in adults as rapidly expanding mass lesions. They may arise in tissue that has been previously irradiated. (From Br J Neurosurg 1995 Apr;9(2):171-8)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gliosarcoma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gliosarcoma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 7 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2000 and 2011
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