astrocytoma
Sign in to saveAlso known as astrocytoma of Cerebrum, astrocytoma of brain (disorder), astrocytoma, no ICD-O subtype (morphologic abnormality), astroglioma, cerebral astrocytoma, astrocytic tumor, astrocytoma, no ICD-O subtype, astrocytoma of brain
Astrocytoma is a type of brain tumor. Astrocytomas (also astrocytomata) originate from a specific kind of star-shaped glial cell in the cerebrum called an astrocyte. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord, and it does not usually affect other organs. After glioblastomas, astrocytomas are the second most common glioma and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal cord.
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Within Vinony's link graph, astrocytoma is referenced by 204 other articles, and connects out to WWE, computed tomography and neurilemmoma.
Vinony files it under Brain tumor and Nervous system neoplasia.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
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- Astrocytoma
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- Neuro-oncology, neurosurgery
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- Two PET images—the upper of which shows a normal brain and the lower shows astrocytoma
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Research
60,017 papers- Understanding spinal cord astrocytoma: Molecular mechanism, therapy, and comprehensive management.Cancer letters · 2024
- Genetically engineered mouse models of astrocytoma: GEMs in the rough?Seminars in cancer biology · 2001
- Postradiation astrocytoma. Report of two cases.Journal of neurosurgery · 1989
- Grading of IDH-mutant astrocytoma using diffusion, susceptibility and perfusion-weighted imaging.BMC medical imaging · 2022
- Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: diagnosis, screening, and treatment. Recommendations from the International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012.Pediatric neurology · 2013
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Wikidata facts
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C4951
- health specialty
- neurosurgery
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- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:3069
- Commons category
- Astrocytic tumors
- anatomical location
- central nervous system
- described at URL
- www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/astrocytoma/cdc-20350132
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Pathophysiology
- Genetic and molecular alterations
- Diagnosis
- Grading
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Society and culture
- Notable cases
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Astrocytoma is a type of brain tumor. Astrocytomas (also astrocytomata) originate from a specific kind of star-shaped glial cell in the cerebrum called an astrocyte. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord, and it does not usually affect other organs. After glioblastomas, astrocytomas are the second most common glioma and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal cord.
Within the astrocytomas, two broad classes are recognized in literature, those with: Narrow zones of infiltration (mostly noninvasive tumors; e.g., pilocytic astrocytoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma), that often are clearly outlined on diagnostic images Diffuse zones of infiltration (e.g., high-grade astrocytoma), that share various features, including the ability to arise at any location in the central nervous system, but with a preference for the cerebral hemispheres; they occur usually in adults, and have an intrinsic tendency to progress to more advanced grades.
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