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An '''astrocytoma''' is a neoplasm derived from an [[neurohistology|astrocyte]].  Astrocytomas are common.  This article is a brief introduction them. An overview of CNS tumours is found in the ''[[CNS tumours]]'' article.
An '''astrocytoma''' is a neoplasm derived from an [[neurohistology|astrocyte]].  Astrocytomas are common glial tumours and grouped together with [[Oligodendroglioma]] in the current WHO brain tumor classficiation.  This article is a brief introduction them. An overview of CNS tumours is found in the ''[[CNS tumours]]'' article.


=Overview=
=Overview=
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| small cell, epitheloid/rhabdoid, with PNET componet, with granular cell component, giant cell, gliosarcoma
| small cell, epitheloid/rhabdoid, with PNET componet, with granular cell component, giant cell, gliosarcoma
| [[File:Glioblastoma_(1).jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
| [[File:Glioblastoma_(1).jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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| Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27M-mutant, WHO IV
| diffuse
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| [[File:K27M mutant diffuse glioma of the midline.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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| Pilocytic astrocytoma, WHO I
| Pilocytic astrocytoma, WHO I
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| Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, WHO II (PXA)
| Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, WHO II (PXA)
| circumscribed
| circumscribed
| anaplastic PXA
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| [[File:PXA_HE_x20.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
| [[File:PXA_HE_x20.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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| Anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, WHO III (PXA)
| circumscribed
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| Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, WHO I (SEGA)
| Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, WHO I (SEGA)