astrocytoma

11 letters in word "astrocytoma": A A C M O O R S T T Y.

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• Definitions:
• A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes.
• a tumor arising in the supportive cells (astrocytes) of the brain; most common primary CNS tumor, representing about half of all primary brain and spinal cord tumors.
• A nervous system tumor that grows from astrocytes (astrocytomas are a type of glial cell, glial cells are the supporting cells of the nervous system). They can occur in children and young adults and sometimes in older people. Astrocytomas can sometimes become large before causing symptoms. ...
• Brain/spinal cord tumor that arises from astrocyte cells (one type of glial cell [a glue-like structure or tissue] ).
• A brain tumor containing cells derived from the glial cells (astrocytes or "star-shaped" cells) of the nervous system, which may be benign or malignant.
• A glioma which has developed from astrocytes.
• Astrocytomas are primary intracranial tumors derived from astrocytes cells of the brain. They may arise in the cerebral hemispheres, in the posterior fossa, in the optic nerve, and rarely, the spinal cord. ...

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