A type of benign tumor that grows from nerve tissue, particularly from ganglion cells in the nervous system.
From ganglion (Greek 'gangle' meaning knot) combined with -oma (a medical suffix meaning tumor). This compound term literally means 'a tumor of the ganglion.'
Gangliomas are rare brain and spinal cord tumors that grow slowly and are usually harmless—they're like accidental growths in your body's communication network. Doctors can often treat them successfully because they grow predictably, unlike more aggressive cancers.
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