Catalog

Pilocytic astrocytoma of brain

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Pilocytic astrocytoma of brain – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/595864231

A WHO grade I, relatively circumscribed, slowly growing, often cystic astrocytoma occurring in children and young adults. Histologically it is characterised by a biphasic pattern with compacted bipolar cells associated with Rosenthal fibers and multipolar cells associated with microcysts and eosinophilic bodies/hyaline droplets. (WHO)