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Astrocytoma, Malignant
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Synonyms
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Astrocytoma, grades 3-4
- Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma
- Spongioblastoma Multiforme
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Malignant Astrocytoma is an infiltrating, primary brain tumor, with tentacles that may invade surrounding tissue. This provides a butterfly-like distribution pattern through the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres. The tumor may invade a membrane covering the brain (the dura), or spread via the spinal fluid through the ventricles of the brain. Spread of the tumor (metastasis) outside the brain and spinal cord is rare.
Resources
American Brain Tumor Association
2720 River Road
Suite 146
Des Plaines
IL
60018
USA
Tel: (847)827-9910
Fax: (847)827-9918
800: (800)886-2282
info@abta.org
http://www.abta.org
National Brain Tumor Foundation
22 Battery Street
Suite 612
San Francisco
CA
94111-5520
USA
Tel: (415)834-9970
Fax: (415)834-9980
800: (800)934-2873
nbtf@braintumor.org
http://www.braintumor.org
Brain Tumor Society
124 Watertown Street
Suite 3H
Watertown
MA
02472-2500
Tel: (617)924-9997
Fax: (617)924-9998
800: (800)770-8287
info@tbts.org
http://www.tbts.org
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 498
Kensington
MD
20895-0498
Tel: (301)962-3520
Fax: (301)962-3521
800: (800)366-2223
staff@candlelighters,org
http://www.candlelighters.org
American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta
GA
30329
USA
Tel: (404)320-3333
800: (800)227-2345
http://www.cancer.org
Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont
MA
02478
Tel: (617)855-2400
Fax: (617)855-3199
800: (800)272-4622
btrc@mclean.org
http://www.brainbank.mclean.org
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda
MD
20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
800: (800)352-9424
braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Friends of Cancer Research
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington
VA
22202
Tel: (703)302-1503
Fax: (703)302-1568
info@focr.org
http://www.focr.org
Cancer.Net
American Society of Clinical Oncology
2318 Mill Road
Suite 800
Alexandria
VA
22314
Tel: (571)483-1780
Fax: (571)366-9537
800: (888)651-3038
contactus@cancer.net
http://www.cancer.net/patient
Wellness Community
919 18th Street N.W.
Suite 54
Washington
DC
20006
Tel: (202)659-9709
Fax: (202)659-9301
800: (888)793-9355
help@thewellnesscommunity.org
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation
PO Box 161550
Austin
TX
78716-1150
Tel: (512)236-8820
Fax: (512)236-8482
800: (866)235-7205
http://www.livestrong.org
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Last Updated: 11/5/1999
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