Any info on this kind of tumor and or success stories. I dont even know if i spelled it correctly
Hi Darlene,
I have heard of astrocytoma and I have heard of glioblastoma but I have never heard of astroblastoma. It’s almost as if someone took the two words and combined them to make a new word. I am assuming this is your husband’s diagnosis. My best guess, and believe me it’s just a guess, would be that it is a mixed glioma meaning that it has some of the characteristics of a grade III astrocytoma and some characteristics of a grade IV glioblastoma multiforme. That was the case with my tumor.
Astroblastoma (no WHO grade) is a rare glial tumor with
preferential manifestation in young adults. Histologically, it is
characterized by a perivascular pattern of GFAP-positive astrocytic
cells with broad, nontapering processes radiating toward a central
blood vessel.[25]
This is a rare tumor for which no reliable epidemiological data exist.
Insufficient clinical-pathologic data are available to establish a WHO
grade. The cerebral hemispheres are most affected; tumors may also
develop in the corpus callosum, cerebellum, optic nerves, brain stem,
and cauda equine. Low-grade astroblastomas appear to have a better
prognosis than those with high-grade histological features.
National cancer Institute
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Sky
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