Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
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A brain tumor most frequent in children and teenagers
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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
- Cancers
- Neurological Disorders
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a brain tumor that occurs most frequently in children and teenagers. It forms through the mitosis of astrocytes and usually develops in the supratentorial region. PXA is generally superficial in the cerebral hemispheres and involves the leptomeninges. It may occur in the temporal, frontal or parietal regions, while spinal cord origin is rare. In about 20% of cases, tumors occur in more than one lobe.
- Typical age group
- Children and teenagers
- Usual location
- Supratentorial region
- Cell type
- Astrocytes
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q627373
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsThe Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology, according to entry #405663Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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