| juvenile cerebellar astrocytoma | <oncology, tumour> This primary brain tumour of the cerebellum accounts for 10 to 30% of brain tumours in children. The are usually slow growing and benign. Symptoms include gait problems, clumsiness, headache and vomiting. Treatment often involves a combination of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| fibrillary astrocytoma | <tumour> Astrocytoma derived from fibrillary astrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low grade astrocytoma | <tumour> Astrocytoma characterised by an increased cellularity of uneven distribution and mild nuclear pleomorphism. (05 Mar 2000) |