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astrocytoma

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A glial tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation. It includes the following clinicopathological entities: pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, and glioblastoma. [ https://github.com/NCI-Thesaurus/thesaurus-obo-edition/issues/23 ]

Term info

Label

astrocytoma

Synonyms
  • Astroglioma
  • astrocytic neoplasm
  • astrocytic tumor
  • astrocytoma of brain
  • astrocytoma of cerebrum
  • astrocytoma, no ICD-O subtype
  • astroglioma
database cross reference
Subsets

disease_grouping, ordo_group_of_disorders

closeMatch

http://identifiers.org/meddra/10003571

comment

This class encompasses astrocytomas proper as well as GBM. See https://github.com/NCI-Thesaurus/thesaurus-obo-edition/issues/23

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_94, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3069, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C6958

has narrow synonym

astrocytoma, astrocytoma of cerebrum

id

EFO:0000272

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