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| | #REDIRECT [[Astrocytoma]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| *Astrocytoma is a primary intracranial tumor. They may arise in the cerebral hemispheres, in the posterior fossa, in the optic nerve, and rarely, the spinal cord. It originates in a particular kind of glial-cells, star-shaped brain cells in the cerebrum called [[astrocyte]]s. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord and it does not usually affect other organs. Astrocytoma is the most common [[glioma]] and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal cord. To know more about astrocytoma, click [[Astrocytoma|'''here''']].
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| *Astrocytoma is classified broadly into low-grade and high-grade astrocytoma. To know more about high-grade astrocytoma, click [[high grade astrocytoma|'''here''']].
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| *Low-grade astrocytoma is classified into two main subtypes: localised and diffuse astrocytoma (low grade infiltrative astrocytoma).<ref name=lowgradeinfiltrativeastrocytoma1>Low grade infiltrative astrocytoma. Dr Ahmed Abd Rabou and A.Prof Frank Gaillard ◉ et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/low-grade-infiltrative-astrocytoma. Accessed on January 5, 2016</ref><ref name=overviewloxlkjj1>Astrocytic tumours. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/astrocytic-tumours. Accessed on January 5, 2016</ref>
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| *Low-grade infiltrative or diffuse astrocytoma is classifies into four subtypes, and they are as follows:
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| {{familytree/start |summary=Diffuse astrocytoma}}
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| {{familytree |boxstyle=background: #DCDCDC;| | | | | | | | | | | | | A01| | | | | | | | | | | | | |A01=<div style="width: 12em; padding:0.2em;">'''Diffuse astrocytoma'''</div>}}
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| {{familytree |boxstyle=background: #DCDCDC;| | | | | | | C01 | | C02 | | C03 | | C04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |C01=<div style="width: 9em; padding:0.2em;">'''[[Fibrillary astrocytoma]]''' </div>|C02=<div style="width: 9em; padding:0.2em;">'''[[Gemistocytic astrocytoma]]'''</div>|C03=<div style="width: 9em; padding:0.2em;">'''[[Protoplasmic astrocytoma]]'''</div>|C04=<div style="width: 9em; padding:0.2em;">'''[[Oligoastrocytoma]]'''</div>}}
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Disease]]
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| [[Category:Oncology]]
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| [[Category:Types of cancer]]
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| [[Category:Rare diseases]]
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