Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Tumor oligodendroglial
Oligodendroglial tumor (AH-lih-goh-den-DROH-glee-ul TOO-mer)
A rare, slow-growing tumor that begins in oligodendrocytes (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Also called oligodendroglioma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.