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Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma Treatment (PDQ®) - Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma

Recurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytoma is a tumor that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. Childhood cerebellar astrocytoma may recur many years after initial treatment. The tumor may recur at the same place in the brain or in other parts of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), especially if the original tumor was a diffuse or fibrillary tumor.

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Last Updated: August 17, 2004
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