Astrocytoma

Word ASTROCYTOMA
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Hyphenation astrocytoma
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What do we mean by astrocytoma?

A malignant tumor of nervous tissue composed of astrocytes. noun

A tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum. noun

A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes noun

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The word "astrocytoma" in example sentences

"KJ," was suffering from a painful and debilitating condition called astrocytoma, a tumor in his spinal column.

“Because right in the middle of this woman’s brain was an astrocytoma, which is just about the nastiest tumor you can find.” ❋ Goldberg, Leonard (2001)

Jenni had a biopsy Oct. 15, 2010, and five days later was diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma, a type of brain tumor. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I have not been told what type of cancer it is i.e. glioblastoma, astrocytoma, meninglioma ony the stage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you believe that this vaccine would be effective with an astrocytoma? ❋ Unknown (2010)

I lost my own husband in February of this year from two malignant brain tumors, a glial and astrocytoma, in the left frontal lobe. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My son was diagnosed with an antiplastic astrocytoma tumor grade 3 on Jan. 9, 2009, he has been on temador and tarceva for a year. also on avastin for about 9 months. would this treatment help. thank you for any information that would help. syd. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My 35 year old daughter has an astrocytoma grade 2 which has caused grand mal seizures. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the next day Dr. Valiante called with the news that the tumor was benign, a slow growing pilocytic astrocytoma, generally thought of as a brain tumor one sees in children. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A doctor in Houston eventually made the correct diagnosis: Rory was suffering from a Gliobastoma Multiforme astrocytoma, an especially aggressive type of tumor. ❋ Fair, Vanity (2009)

And I was misdiagnosed and ended up at the Mayo Clinic where they correctly diagnosed my tumor as a grade three glioma with astrocytoma cells which are really aggressive cells. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The most common childhood brain tumors are astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma and brain stem glioma. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The premiere had patients with the diagnoses of astrocytoma and AVM arteriovenous malformation. ❋ James Lynch (2006)

I'm pretty certain that it's a pilocytic astrocytoma, a kind of tumor that strikes the very young. ❋ Patterson, James, 1947- (2000)

She took delight in using words like pilocytic astrocytoma (her tumor), prothrombin (a plasma protein used in the clotting of blood), and contrast material (dye used in the CAT scan she'd had just that morning). ❋ Patterson, James, 1947- (2000)

Me talking psychosomatic and there's an astrocytoma or something growing inside her? ❋ Kellerman, Jonathan (1992)

The family initially thought Hudson had a stroke, but instead he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour called anaplastic astrocytoma. ❋ Dan Ralph (2012)

In addition, everolimus was approved as Votubia for the treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). ❋ Unknown (2011)

The work related to brain astrocytoma in male rats was done to provide greater confidence in the exposure margin for human as compared to rats through estimating Lorcaserin brain levels in the two species.

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