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fibrillary astrocytoma

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (26)
Tchem

11

Tclin

9

Tbio

6


Mondo Description The most frequent histological variant of diffuse astrocytoma. It is predominantly composed of fibrillary neoplastic astrocytes. Nuclear atypia is a diagnostic criterion but mitotic activity, necrosis and microvascular proliferation are absent. The occasional or regional occurrence of gemistocytic neoplastic cells is compatible with the diagnosis of fibrillary astrocytoma. (WHO)
Disease Ontology Description An astrocytoma that is characterized as a low grade astrocytoma and has_material_basis_in neoplastic astrocytes.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0016688:  fibrillary astrocytoma
NCIT:C4322: 
Orphanet:251601: 
UMLS:C0334582: