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- See also changes related to Astrocytoma, or pages that link to Astrocytoma or to this page or whose text contains "Astrocytoma".
Parent topics
- Glioma [r]: A central nervous system tumor, which may be benign or malignant, which arises from neuroglial cells [e]
- Neuroglia [r]: A group of non-neuron cell types in the central nervous system that provide physical and other support to neurons [e]
Subtopics
- Glioblastoma [r]: An aggressively invasive neoplasm of the central nervous system, primarily the brain; not curable but length of survival has improved somewhat in recent years [e]
- Optic nerve glioma [r]: Neuroglia-derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood. Roughly 50% are associated with neurofibromatosis;. Clinical manifestations include decreased visual acuity; exopthalmos, pathologic nystagmus and strabismus; pallor or swelling of the optic disc; and intracranial hypertension; The tumor may extend into the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p681) [e]
- Central nervous system [r]: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. [e]
- Oncology [r]: The medical diagnosis and treatment of neoplasia, using pharmacologic, radiation, immunologic and surgical techniques; relevant formal subspecialties are medical oncology in internal medicine and radiation oncology in radiology; surgeons also may specialize in neoplasia [e]
- Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. [e]
- Neurosurgery [r]: Field of medicine that focuses on operative treatments of the nervous system. [e]