Items tagged “astrocytoma”
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Glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype
Glioblastomas (GBM) are the most common adult primary brain tumor and are aggressive, relatively resistant to therapy, and have a corresponding poor prognosis.
They typically appear as heterogeneous masses centered in the white matter with irregular peripheral enhancement, central necrosis, and...
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Gemistocytic astrocytoma (historical)
Gemistocytic astrocytomas were considered a specific type of diffuse astrocytic tumor, characterized by a prominent component of gemistocytes on histology, whereas now gemistocytic differentiation is merely a recognized pattern observed in astrocytic tumors. In either case, these tumors have a p...
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Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant
Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant tumors are WHO CNS grade 2, 3 or 4 tumors of the brain found in adults. They are diffuse infiltrating astrocytic tumors where there is no identifiable border between the tumor and normal brain tissue, even though the borders may appear relatively well-marginated on imagin...