Mondo Description A glial tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation. It includes the following clinicopathological entities: pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, and glioblastoma.

Disease Ontology Description A malignant glioma that is has material basis in astrocyte cells, a type of star-shaped glial cell, located in the brain and spinal cord.