About The Word Astrocytoma, Fibrillary
Find the definition of the medical term Astrocytoma, Fibrillary. Astrocytoma, Fibrillary defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Dictionary from ClusterMed.info.
Astrocytoma, Fibrillary
| Astrocytoma, Fibrillary Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Medical Term Astrocytoma, Fibrillary?
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)
|
More Medical Term Definitions
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Terms Of The Day
- Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Glycoproteins ‐ Glycoproteins with the electrophoretic mobility of an alpha 2-globulin.…
- Rifomycins ‐ A group of antibiotics characterized by a chromophoric naphthohydroquinone…
- Controlled Clinical Trial (PT) ‐ A clinical trial involving one or more test treatments, at least…
- Antiviral Drug Resistances ‐ The ability of viruses to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic…
- Trochlear Neuropathies ‐ Diseases of the fourth cranial (trochlear) nerve or its nucleus…
- Bromhexine Hydrochloride ‐ A mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders…
- Agnosia for Taste ‐ Loss of the ability to comprehend the meaning or recognize the…
- Spondyloses ‐ Outgrowth of immature bony processes from the vertebrae, reflecting…
- Thecomas ‐ A sex cord-stromal tumor of the postmenopausal ovary that is…
- Gene Therapy ‐ The introduction of new genes into cells for the purpose of treating…