Astrocytoma

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Anaplastic astrocytoma

Astrocytoma


  • well-differentiated brain tumour
  • forms 20% of intracerebral neoplasms

Sites

  • in adults
    • found in cerebral hemispheres
  • first 2 decades
    • optic nerve
    • 3rd ventricle
    • midbrain
    • pons
    • cerebellum
  • young adults
    • thoracic and cervical spinal cord

Variants

Prognosis

  • ~5 years
  • transformation in 10% of cases
 

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