Astrocytoma

"Astrocytoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. Fibrillary astrocytomas are the most common type and may be classified in order of increasing malignancy (grades I through IV). In the first two decades of life, astrocytomas tend to originate in the cerebellar hemispheres; in adults, they most frequently arise in the cerebrum and frequently undergo malignant transformation. (From Devita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2013-7; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1082)

Descriptor ID	D001254
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.465.625.600.380.080 C04.557.470.670.380.080 C04.557.580.625.600.380.080
Concept/Terms	Astrocytoma Astrocytoma Astrocytomas Astroglioma Astrogliomas Glioma, Astrocytic Astrocytic Glioma Astrocytic Gliomas Gliomas, Astrocytic Astrocytoma, Grade I Astrocytoma, Grade I Astrocytomas, Grade I Grade I Astrocytoma Grade I Astrocytomas Astrocytoma, Grade II Astrocytoma, Grade II Astrocytomas, Grade II Grade II Astrocytoma Grade II Astrocytomas Astrocytoma, Protoplasmic Astrocytoma, Protoplasmic Astrocytomas, Protoplasmic Protoplasmic Astrocytoma Protoplasmic Astrocytomas Astrocytoma, Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma, Subependymal Giant Cell Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma Pilocytic Astrocytoma Pilocytic Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Pilocytic Astrocytomas, Pilocytic Pilocytic Astrocytomas Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytomas, Childhood Cerebral Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytomas, Childhood Childhood Cerebral Astrocytomas Fibrillary Astrocytoma Fibrillary Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Fibrillary Astrocytomas, Fibrillary Fibrillary Astrocytomas Gemistocytic Astrocytoma Gemistocytic Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Gemistocytic Astrocytomas, Gemistocytic Gemistocytic Astrocytomas Intracranial Astrocytoma Intracranial Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Intracranial Astrocytomas, Intracranial Intracranial Astrocytomas Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytomas, Juvenile Pilocytic Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytomas Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytomas, Juvenile Oligoastrocytoma, Mixed Oligoastrocytoma, Mixed Mixed Oligoastrocytoma Mixed Oligoastrocytomas Oligoastrocytomas, Mixed Anaplastic Astrocytoma Anaplastic Astrocytoma Anaplastic Astrocytomas Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytomas, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Grade III Astrocytomas, Grade III Grade III Astrocytoma Grade III Astrocytomas Cerebral Astrocytoma Cerebral Astrocytoma Astrocytoma, Cerebral Astrocytomas, Cerebral Cerebral Astrocytomas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Astrocytoma".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.465.625.600]
Glioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380]
Astrocytoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.080]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.470.670]
Glioma [C04.557.470.670.380]
Astrocytoma [C04.557.470.670.380.080]
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue [C04.557.580]
Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.580.625]
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.580.625.600]
Glioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380]
Astrocytoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.080]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Astrocytoma".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Astrocytoma".

Astrocytoma
Glioblastoma

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Bar chart showing 51 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 1996 and 1997

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	2	5
1997	4	1	5
1998	1	2	3
1999	2	1	3
2000	4	0	4
2001	3	1	4
2002	1	1	2
2003	3	1	4
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	4	0	4
2010	3	0	3
2012	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	1	0	1

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Lin R, Kenyon A, Wang ZX, Cai J, Iacovitti L, Kenyon LC. Pilocytic astrocytoma harboring a novel GNAI3-BRAF fusion. Neuropathology. 2023 Oct; 43(5):391-395.

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Bose A, Kasle G, Jana R, Maulik M, Thomas D, Mulchandani V, Mukherjee P, Koval M, Das Sarma J. Regulatory role of endoplasmic reticulum resident chaperone protein ERp29 in anti-murine ?-coronavirus host cell response. J Biol Chem. 2023 02; 299(2):102836.

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Prosniak M, Harshyne LA, Gorky J, Curtis MT, Kenyon LC, Schwaber JS, Lebrun A, Kean RB, Andrews DW, Hooper DC. Systemic Immune Bias Delineates Malignant Astrocytoma Survival Cohorts. J Immunol. 2021 04 01; 206(7):1483-1492.

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Stefanelli A, Acharya S, Sabourin V, Ghosh R, Farrell C. Atypical presentation of spinal intramedullary astrocytoma in a patient presenting with isolated signs of intracranial hypertension. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2020 04 09; 6(1):20.

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Toll BJ, Pahys JM, Yezdani SG, Samdani AF, Hwang SW. Novel Use of Subcostal Polyethylene Bands to Manage Tumor-Related Scoliosis Requiring Serial Imaging: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jan-Mar; 10(1):e0351.

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Chang S, Zhang P, Cairncross JG, Gilbert MR, Bahary JP, Dolinskas CA, Chakravarti A, Aldape KD, Bell EH, Schiff D, Jaeckle K, Brown PD, Barger GR, Werner-Wasik M, Shih H, Brachman D, Penas-Prado M, Robins HI, Belanger K, Schultz C, Hunter G, Mehta M. Phase III randomized study of radiation and temozolomide versus radiation and nitrosourea therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma: results of NRG Oncology RTOG 9813. Neuro Oncol. 2017 02 01; 19(2):252-258.

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Rahimy E, Sarraf D. Bevacizumab therapy for tamoxifen-induced crystalline retinopathy and severe cystoid macular edema. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul; 130(7):931-2.

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Morita N, Wang S, Chawla S, Poptani H, Melhem ER. Dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion weighted imaging in grading of nonenhancing astrocytomas. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Oct; 32(4):803-8.

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Fogh SE, Andrews DW, Glass J, Curran W, Glass C, Champ C, Evans JJ, Hyslop T, Pequignot E, Downes B, Comber E, Maltenfort M, Dicker AP, Werner-Wasik M. Hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy: an effective therapy for recurrent high-grade gliomas. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jun 20; 28(18):3048-53.

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Chawla S, Oleaga L, Wang S, Krejza J, Wolf RL, Woo JH, O'Rourke DM, Judy KD, Grady MS, Melhem ER, Poptani H. Role of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differentiating oligodendrogliomas from astrocytomas. J Neuroimaging. 2010 Jan; 20(1):3-8.

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