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Summary Literature (6)
DOID:3069 - malignant astrocytoma


Disease Ontology Definition:A malignant glioma that is has_material_basis_in astrocyte cells, a type of star-shaped glial cell, located in the brain and spinal cord.

Synonyms: Astrocytic tumor, Astrocytoma, NOS, astrocytoma of Cerebrum, astrocytoma of brain, astrocytoma of brain (disorder), astrocytoma, no ICD-O subtype (morphologic abnormality), astroglioma, cerebral astrocytoma,

Xenbase Genes : lztr1, braf, fgfr1, kras

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0021636 - astrocytic tumor


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): central nervous system cancer (is_a), high grade glioma (is_a)