Which category do gliomas belong to?

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Gliomas originate from glial cells, which come from neuroepithelial tissue in the neural tube. Because their cells are derived from this neural lineage, gliomas are classified as neuroepithelial tumors. Meningeal tumors arise from the protective coverings of the brain, pituitary tumors from the pituitary gland, and while some glial-derived tumors like ependymal tumors come from the ventricular lining, the broad origin of gliomas is neuroepithelial.