diffuse cerebellar astrocytoma

diffuse cerebellar astrocytoma
a cerebellar astrocytoma that is solid, dense, and infiltrative and resembles a fibrillary astrocytoma; it occurs more frequently in adults and has a higher grade of malignant potential than a pilocytic astrocytoma.

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