Clinical interaction of glioblastoma and subventricular zone
The lateral ventricles in the human brain contain the subventricular zone, an area that maintains production of new neurons in adults. Patients with glioblastoma distal from the lateral ventricle have a better life expectancy than those with tumors contacting the lateral ventricle.
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