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Cerebral astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
196691
•Concept ID:
C0750935
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Astrocytoma, Cerebral; Cerebral Astrocytoma; Cerebral Astrocytomas
SNOMED CT: Astrocytoma of cerebrum (99131000119108)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021633

Definition

An astrocytoma that arises from the cerebral hemispheres. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Radiation therapy in the treatment of cerebral astrocytoma.
Morantz RA
Neurosurgery 1987 Jun;20(6):975-82. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198706000-00028. PMID: 3614580
Treatment of low-grade cerebral astrocytoma: new methods and evaluation of results.
Koivukangas J, Koivukangas P
Ann Clin Res 1986;18 Suppl 47:115-24. PMID: 3545036
Recent concepts in the conservative treatment of intracranial tumours in children.
Bloom HJ
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1979;50(1-2):103-16. doi: 10.1007/BF01813555. PMID: 229698

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The value of intravoxel incoherent motion imaging in predicting the survival of patients with astrocytoma.
Zhu L, Wu J, Zhang H, Niu H, Wang L
Acta Radiol 2021 Mar;62(3):423-429. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/0284185120926907. PMID: 32551800
Novel suprasellar location of desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma: a single institution's experience.
Naylor RM, Wohl A, Raghunathan A, Eckel LJ, Keating GF, Daniels DJ
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Oct;22(4):397-403. Epub 2018 Jul 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.4.PEDS17638. PMID: 29979130Free PMC Article
Radiological features of infantile glioblastoma and desmoplastic infantile tumors: British Columbia's Children's Hospital experience.
Bader A, Heran M, Dunham C, Steinbok P
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Aug;16(2):119-25. Epub 2015 May 8 doi: 10.3171/2014.10.PEDS13634. PMID: 25955808
Long-term outcome of centrally located low-grade glioma in children.
Terashima K, Chow K, Jones J, Ahern C, Jo E, Ellezam B, Paulino AC, Okcu MF, Su J, Adesina A, Mahajan A, Dauser R, Whitehead W, Lau C, Chintagumpala M
Cancer 2013 Jul 15;119(14):2630-8. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/cncr.28110. PMID: 23625612
A biobehavioral perspective on depressive symptoms in patients with cerebral astrocytoma.
Starkweather AR, Sherwood P, Lyon DE, McCain NL, Bovbjerg DH, Broaddus WC
J Neurosci Nurs 2011 Feb;43(1):17-28. doi: 10.1097/jnn.0b013e3182029859. PMID: 21338041Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The relationship between MRI quantitative parameters and the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha in cerebral astrocytoma.
Shu C, Wang J
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2017 Feb;153:14-19. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.11.013. PMID: 28006727
Radiological features of infantile glioblastoma and desmoplastic infantile tumors: British Columbia's Children's Hospital experience.
Bader A, Heran M, Dunham C, Steinbok P
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Aug;16(2):119-25. Epub 2015 May 8 doi: 10.3171/2014.10.PEDS13634. PMID: 25955808
A biobehavioral perspective on depressive symptoms in patients with cerebral astrocytoma.
Starkweather AR, Sherwood P, Lyon DE, McCain NL, Bovbjerg DH, Broaddus WC
J Neurosci Nurs 2011 Feb;43(1):17-28. doi: 10.1097/jnn.0b013e3182029859. PMID: 21338041Free PMC Article
Gliofibroma with extensive calcified deposits.
Kim NR, Suh YL, Shin HJ, Park IS
Clin Neuropathol 2003 Jan-Feb;22(1):14-22. PMID: 12617189
Metastatic astrocytoma.
Dewar JM, Dady PJ, Balakrishnan V
Aust N Z J Med 1985 Dec;15(6):745-7. PMID: 3010926

Therapy

Desmoplastic astrocytoma: new insights into its clinical profile, diagnosis, and treatment.
Rojas-Medina LM, Carrasco-Moro R, Rivero-Garvía M, Esteban-Fernández L, Rivas-Infante E, Márquez-Rivas J
Childs Nerv Syst 2016 Sep;32(9):1577-85. Epub 2016 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3126-y. PMID: 27624454
PET Imaging of cerebral astrocytoma with 13N-ammonia.
Xiangsong Z, Changhong L, Weian C, Dong Z
J Neurooncol 2006 Jun;78(2):145-51. Epub 2006 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-9069-x. PMID: 16739028
Preradiation high-dose intravenous methotrexate with leucovorin rescue for untreated primary childhood brain tumors.
Allen JC, Walker R, Rosen G
J Clin Oncol 1988 Apr;6(4):649-53. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.4.649. PMID: 3258630
Radiation therapy in the treatment of cerebral astrocytoma.
Morantz RA
Neurosurgery 1987 Jun;20(6):975-82. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198706000-00028. PMID: 3614580
Treatment of low-grade cerebral astrocytoma: new methods and evaluation of results.
Koivukangas J, Koivukangas P
Ann Clin Res 1986;18 Suppl 47:115-24. PMID: 3545036

Prognosis

The value of intravoxel incoherent motion imaging in predicting the survival of patients with astrocytoma.
Zhu L, Wu J, Zhang H, Niu H, Wang L
Acta Radiol 2021 Mar;62(3):423-429. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/0284185120926907. PMID: 32551800
Factores asociados con supervivencia a cinco años en niños con astrocitoma cerebral.
Sevilla-Castillo RA, Andrade-Sarmiento LA
Gac Med Mex 2018;154(3):283-286. doi: 10.24875/GMM.17003116. PMID: 30047946
Novel suprasellar location of desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma: a single institution's experience.
Naylor RM, Wohl A, Raghunathan A, Eckel LJ, Keating GF, Daniels DJ
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Oct;22(4):397-403. Epub 2018 Jul 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.4.PEDS17638. PMID: 29979130Free PMC Article
Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma and desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy.
VandenBerg SR
Brain Pathol 1993 Jul;3(3):275-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1993.tb00754.x. PMID: 8293187
Cerebral complications incurred during pregnancy and the puerperium.
BARNES JL, ABBOTT KH
Calif Med 1959 Nov;91(5):237-44. PMID: 13796885Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Lateralized overgrowth with vascular malformation caused by a somatic PTPN11 pathogenic variant: Another piece added to the puzzle of mosaic RASopathies.
Mussa A, Turchiano A, Cardaropoli S, Coppo P, Pantaleo A, Bagnulo R, Ranieri C, Iacoviello M, Garganese A, Stella A, Vallero SG, Bertin D, Santoro F, Carli D, Ferrero GB, Resta N
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2022 Nov;61(11):689-695. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1002/gcc.23086. PMID: 35778969Free PMC Article
The value of intravoxel incoherent motion imaging in predicting the survival of patients with astrocytoma.
Zhu L, Wu J, Zhang H, Niu H, Wang L
Acta Radiol 2021 Mar;62(3):423-429. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/0284185120926907. PMID: 32551800
Phytometabolite Dehydroleucodine Induces Cell Cycle Arrest, Apoptosis, and DNA Damage in Human Astrocytoma Cells through p73/p53 Regulation.
Bailon-Moscoso N, González-Arévalo G, Velásquez-Rojas G, Malagon O, Vidari G, Zentella-Dehesa A, Ratovitski EA, Ostrosky-Wegman P
PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0136527. Epub 2015 Aug 26 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136527. PMID: 26309132Free PMC Article
PET Imaging of cerebral astrocytoma with 13N-ammonia.
Xiangsong Z, Changhong L, Weian C, Dong Z
J Neurooncol 2006 Jun;78(2):145-51. Epub 2006 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-9069-x. PMID: 16739028
Melanotic cerebral astrocytoma: case report and literature review.
Kanzawa T, Takahashi H, Hayano M, Mori S, Shimbo Y, Kitazawa T
Acta Neuropathol 1997 Feb;93(2):200-4. doi: 10.1007/s004010050603. PMID: 9039469

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