Childhood cerebellar astrocytic neoplasm

Childhood cerebellar astrocytic neoplasm

Definition

Benign and malignant astrocytomas that arise from astrocytes in the cerebellum. More than 80% of childhood cerebellar astrocytomas are pilocytic astrocytomas which have a favorable prognosis. The remainder are composed of diffuse or fibrillary subtypes with malignant astrocytomas occurring only rarely in the cerebellum during childhood.

Also known as cerebellum childhood astrocytic tumor, cerebellum childhood astrocytic tumour, cerebellum juvenile astrocytoma, childhood astrocytic tumor of cerebellum, childhood astrocytic tumour of cerebellum, childhood astrocytoma of cerebellum, childhood astrocytoma of the cerebellum, childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, paediatric astrocytoma of cerebellum, paediatric astrocytoma of the cerebellum, paediatric cerebellar astrocytoma, pediatric astrocytoma of cerebellum, pediatric astrocytoma of the cerebellum, pediatric cerebellar astrocytoma — per MONDO

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Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Brain Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
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Central nervous system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Central nervous system Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Cerebellum Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Cerebellum Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
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