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==Differentiating Oligodendroglioma from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Oligodendroglioma from other Diseases==
Oligodendroglioma must be differentiated from:
Oligodendroglioma must be differentiated from:
*[[Pilocytic astrocytoma]]
*Central neurocytoma, the so-called [[dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor]]
*[[Ependymoma]]
(Their name derives from the Greek roots 'oligo' meaning “ few” and 'dendro' meaning “trees”.)     
(Their name derives from the Greek roots 'oligo' meaning “ few” and 'dendro' meaning “trees”.)     
   
   


Oligodendrogliomas must be differentiated from the more common [[astrocytoma]].  Non-classical variants and combined tumors of both oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma differentiation are seen, making this distinction controversial between different [[neuropathology]] groups.  In the US, in general, neuropathologists trained on the West Coast are more liberal in the diagnosis of oligodendroliomas than either East Coast or Midwest trained neuropathologists who render the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma for only classic variants.  Molecular diagnostics may make this differentiation obsolete in the future. 
Other [[glioma|glial]] and glioneuronal tumors with which they are often confused due to their monotonous round cell appearance include [[pilocytic astrocytoma]], central neurocytoma, the so-called [[dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor]], or occasionally [[ependymoma]].


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Oligodendroglioma must be differentiated from:


(Their name derives from the Greek roots 'oligo' meaning “ few” and 'dendro' meaning “trees”.)


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