What is oligodendroglioma?
An oligodendroglioma is low-grade tumor arising from a type of cell of the central nervous system known as a glial cell. • Oligodendroglioma is a cancerous tumor that develops from cells called oligodendrocytes that produce the fatty covering of nerve cells. • More common than either form of pure oligodendroglioma is the mixed glioma, or oligoastrocytoma. • 1 Oligodendroglioma is a chemosensitive brain tumor. • [1], [2] Calvarial erosion in association with an oligodendroglioma is rare.
