Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
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| Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma | |
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| Term | Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma |
| Short definition | juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JOO-veh-NILE PY-loh-SIH-tik AS-troh-sy-TOH-muh) A slow-growing central nervous system tumor that arises from glial (supporting ) tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma usually occurs in children and young adults. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma - (pronounced) (JOO-veh-NILE PY-loh-SIH-tik AS-troh-sy-TOH-muh) A slow-growing central nervous system tumor that arises from glial (supporting ) tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma usually occurs in children and young adults. It forms more often in the brain than in the spinal cord
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