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Brain astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
811330
Concept ID:
C3695127
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Astrocytic tumor of brain; astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma) of brain; Astrocytoma of brain; Brain Astrocytoma; brain astrocytoma; brain astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma)
SNOMED CT: Astrocytic tumor of brain (254938000); Astrocytoma of brain (254938000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021631

Definition

An astrocytoma that occurs in the brain. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Sci Rep 2023 May 12;13(1):7754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33537-w. PMID: 37173353Free PMC Article
Lu J, Zhang JH, Miao AL, Yin JX, Zhu DL, Lin XJ, Chen DW, Shi JP
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Therapy

Hosseindoost S, Dehpour AR, Dehghan S, Javadi SAH, Arjmand B, Fallah A, Hadjighassem M
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Wang R, Cui J, Diao Y, Jin C, Chen Y, Lv X, Li X
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Prognosis

Wang R, Cui J, Diao Y, Jin C, Chen Y, Lv X, Li X
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Clinical prediction guides

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