protoplasmic astrocytoma
Findings
No curated finding names protoplasmic astrocytoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare variant of diffuse astrocytoma. It is predominantly composed of neoplastic astrocytes showing a small cell body with few, flaccid processes with a low content of glial filaments and scant GFAP expression. This lesion is not well defined and is considered by some authors as an occasional histopathological feature rather than a reproducibly identifiable variant. When occurring in children, this neoplasm may be difficult to separate from pilocytic juvenile astrocytoma. (Adapted from WHO)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016687), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: protoplasmic astrocytoma
- Also called
- protoplasmic astrocytic tumourprotoplasmic astrocytoma (morphologic abnormality)