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Astrocytoma
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Definition 1
A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation. It includes the following clinicopathological entities: pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A neoplasm of the brain or spinal cord exhibiting astrocytic differentiation, but in which the malignancy status has not been established. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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