Mixed Glioma
A mixed glioma is often a combination of an astrocytoma and an oligodendroglioma (see oligodendroglioma for more).
Characteristics
Symptoms
Treatment
Mixed gliomas are generally treated for the most anaplastic (cancerous) type of cell found in the tumor. For example, in the case of a tumor composed of an anaplastic astrocytoma and a low-grade oligodendroglioma, the treatment would be based on the anaplastic astrocytoma – the more aggressive of the two cell types.
Characteristics
- Composed of two or more types of glioma cells
- Graded according to the most aggressive type of tumor cells
- Common among men and women in their 20s-50s
- Accounts for one percent of all brain tumors
Symptoms
- Headaches
- Seizures
- Weakness or paralysis
- Nausea and vomiting
- Visual problems
- Behavioral and cognitive changes
Treatment
Mixed gliomas are generally treated for the most anaplastic (cancerous) type of cell found in the tumor. For example, in the case of a tumor composed of an anaplastic astrocytoma and a low-grade oligodendroglioma, the treatment would be based on the anaplastic astrocytoma – the more aggressive of the two cell types.
Link to National Brain Tumor Society website:
http://www.braintumor.org/patients-family-friends/about-brain-tumors/tumor-types/mixed-glioma.html