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| GBM. Tipo de tumor cerebral de crecimiento rápido del sistema nervioso central que se forma a partir del tejido glial (de sostén) del cerebro y la médula espinal; tiene células cuyo aspecto es muy diferente al de las células normales. Por lo general, el glioblastoma multiforme se presenta en adultos y afecta más al cerebro que a la médula espinal. También se llama astrocitoma de grado IV, glioblastoma y GBM. |
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