Preferred Label : Pilocytic astrocytoma;
ICD-11 definition : A WHO grade I, relatively circumscribed, slowly growing, often cystic astrocytoma
occurring in children and young adults. Histologically it is characterized by a biphasic
pattern with compacted bipolar cells associated with Rosenthal fibers and multipolar
cells associated with microcysts and eosinophilic bodies/hyaline droplets. (WHO);
ICD-11 synonym : anaplastic astrocytoma, unspecified site; piloid astrocytoma of unspecified site; pilocytic astrocytoma, unspecified site;
Origin ID : 595864231;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A WHO grade I, relatively circumscribed, slowly growing, often cystic astrocytoma
occurring in children and young adults. Histologically it is characterized by a biphasic
pattern with compacted bipolar cells associated with Rosenthal fibers and multipolar
cells associated with microcysts and eosinophilic bodies/hyaline droplets. (WHO)
