Astrocytoma

Synonyms

Anaplastic Astrocytoma

Anaplastic Astrocytomas

Astrocytic Glioma

Astrocytic Gliomas

Astrocytoma, Anaplastic

Astrocytoma, Cerebral

Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral

Astrocytoma, Fibrillary

Astrocytoma, Gemistocytic

Astrocytoma, Grade I

Astrocytoma, Grade II

Astrocytoma, Grade III

Astrocytoma, Intracranial

Astrocytoma, Juvenile Pilocytic

Astrocytoma, Pilocytic

Astrocytoma, Protoplasmic

Astrocytoma, Subependymal Giant Cell

Astrocytomas

Astrocytomas, Anaplastic

Astrocytomas, Cerebral

Astrocytomas, Childhood Cerebral

Astrocytomas, Fibrillary

Astrocytomas, Gemistocytic

Astrocytomas, Grade I

Astrocytomas, Grade II

Astrocytomas, Grade III

Astrocytomas, Intracranial

Astrocytomas, Juvenile Pilocytic

Astrocytomas, Pilocytic

Astrocytomas, Protoplasmic

Astroglioma

Astrogliomas

Cerebral Astrocytoma

Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood

Cerebral Astrocytomas

Cerebral Astrocytomas, Childhood

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytomas

Fibrillary Astrocytoma

Fibrillary Astrocytomas

Gemistocytic Astrocytoma

Gemistocytic Astrocytomas

Glioma, Astrocytic

Gliomas, Astrocytic

Grade I Astrocytoma

Grade I Astrocytomas

Grade II Astrocytoma

Grade II Astrocytomas

Grade III Astrocytoma

Grade III Astrocytomas

Intracranial Astrocytoma

Intracranial Astrocytomas

Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytomas

Mixed Oligoastrocytoma

Mixed Oligoastrocytomas

Oligoastrocytoma, Mixed

Oligoastrocytomas, Mixed

Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Juvenile

Pilocytic Astrocytomas

Pilocytic Astrocytomas, Juvenile

Protoplasmic Astrocytoma

Protoplasmic Astrocytomas

Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma

Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. Fibrillary astrocytomas are the most common type and may be classified in order of increasing malignancy (grades I through IV). In the first two decades of life, astrocytomas tend to originate in the cerebellar hemispheres; in adults, they most frequently arise in the cerebrum and frequently undergo malignant transformation. (From Devita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2013-7; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1082)