MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Astrocytoma
Tree Number(s): C04.557.465.625.600.380.080; C04.557.470.670.380.080; C04.557.580.625.600.380.080
Unique ID: D001254
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001254
Annotation: coordinate with precoordinated CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM neoplasm term + site; Grades I-III go here, with pathology; for ASTROCYTOMA, GRADE IV see GLIOBLASTOMA; for SUBEPENDYMAL ASTROCYTOMA see GLIOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL; for MIXED OLIGODENDROGLIOMA-ASTROCYTOMA see OLIGODENDROGLIOMA
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Anaplastic Astrocytoma; Astrocytoma, Grade I; Astrocytoma, Grade II; Astrocytoma, Grade III; Astrocytoma, Protoplasmic; Astrocytoma, Subependymal Giant Cell; Astroglioma; Cerebral Astrocytoma; Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma; Fibrillary Astrocytoma; Gemistocytic Astrocytoma; Glioma, Astrocytic; Intracranial Astrocytoma; Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma; Oligoastrocytoma, Mixed; Pilocytic Astrocytoma; Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytomas; Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for ASTROCYTOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL see GLIOMA 1994-1999
History Note: 1963; for ASTROCYTOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL use GLIOMA 1994-1999
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/10/18

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Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
  - Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
    - Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
      - Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.465.625.600]
        
        Glioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380]
        
        Astrocytoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.080]
        
        Glioblastoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.335]
        
        Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.185]
        
        Ependymoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.290]
        
        Ganglioglioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.350]
        
        Gliosarcoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.400]
        
        Medulloblastoma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.515]
        
        Oligodendroglioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.590]
        
        Optic Nerve Glioma [C04.557.465.625.600.380.795]

Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
  - Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
    - Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.470.670]
      - Glioma [C04.557.470.670.380]
        
        Astrocytoma [C04.557.470.670.380.080]
        
        Glioblastoma [C04.557.470.670.380.080.335]
        
        Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma [C04.557.470.670.380.185]
        
        Ependymoma [C04.557.470.670.380.290]
        
        Ganglioglioma [C04.557.470.670.380.350]
        
        Gliosarcoma [C04.557.470.670.380.400]
        
        Medulloblastoma [C04.557.470.670.380.515]
        
        Oligodendroglioma [C04.557.470.670.380.590]
        
        Optic Nerve Glioma [C04.557.470.670.380.795]

Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
  - Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue [C04.557.580]
    - Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.580.625]
      - Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial [C04.557.580.625.600]
        
        Glioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380]
        
        Astrocytoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.080]
        
        Glioblastoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.080.335]
        
        Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.185]
        
        Ependymoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.290]
        
        Ganglioglioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.350]
        
        Gliosarcoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.400]
        
        Medulloblastoma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.515]
        
        Oligodendroglioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.590]
        
        Optic Nerve Glioma [C04.557.580.625.600.380.795]

Astrocytoma Preferred

Concept UI: M0001891
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Astrocytoma Preferred Term
Term UI T003752
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Astroglioma
Term UI T371261
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Glioma, Astrocytic
Term UI T371260
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Astrocytoma, Grade I Narrower

Astrocytoma, Grade II Narrower

Astrocytoma, Protoplasmic Narrower

Astrocytoma, Subependymal Giant Cell Narrower

Intracranial Astrocytoma Narrower

Oligoastrocytoma, Mixed Related

Pilocytic Astrocytoma Narrower

Cerebral Astrocytoma Narrower

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma Narrower

Fibrillary Astrocytoma Narrower

Gemistocytic Astrocytoma Narrower

Anaplastic Astrocytoma Narrower

Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Narrower

Astrocytoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2024