Preferred Label : Mouse Pilocytic Astrocytoma;
Alternative definition : MMHCC: Low grade astrocytic tumor. It is a generally well circumscribed, slowly growing,
often cystic, astrocytoma. It is histologically characterized by a biphasic pattern
with varying proportion of compacted bipolar cells which may have Rosenthal fibers
(tapered corkscrew-shaped, brightly eosinophilic, intracytoplasmic hyaline masses)
and loose textured multipolar cells with microcysts and granular bodies.;
NCIt note : (CTRM_Note) ICD:9421/1;
Origin ID : C21941;
UMLS CUI : C1521886;
Semantic type(s)
- eo_disease_has_associated_eo_anatomy
- eo_disease_maps_to_human_disease
