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:* Fibrillary, protoplasmic astrocytoma and astroblastoma in 1926 by Baley and Cushing
:* Fibrillary, protoplasmic astrocytoma and astroblastoma in 1926 by Baley and Cushing
:* Afibrillary and gigantocellular astrocytoma in 1932 by Roussy and Oberling
:* Afibrillary and gigantocellular astrocytoma in 1932 by Roussy and Oberling
:* Piloid, gemistocytic and diffuse astrocytoma in 1932 by Penfield
:* Piloid, gemistocytic and diffuse astrocytoma in 1932 by Penfield <ref>{{cite book | last = lch | first = Klaus | title = Brain Tumors Their Biology and Pathology | publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg | location = Berlin, Heidelberg | year = 1986 | isbn = 978-3-642-68180-6 }}</ref>


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==References==

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Historical Perspective

  • Astrocytoma was the first glioma tumors to be described.
  • Astrocytoma was first explained as glioma duram by Virchow in 1840.
  • Astrocytoma was decribed as spider cell glioma by T.Simon in 1874.
  • Astrocytoma was also described as astroma by M von Lenhossek in 1895.
  • Other names given earlier were as follows.
  • Amoebiod giant cell glioma in 1918 by O Lotmar.
  • Fibrillary, protoplasmic astrocytoma and astroblastoma in 1926 by Baley and Cushing
  • Afibrillary and gigantocellular astrocytoma in 1932 by Roussy and Oberling
  • Piloid, gemistocytic and diffuse astrocytoma in 1932 by Penfield [1]

References

  1. lch, Klaus (1986). Brain Tumors Their Biology and Pathology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-68180-6.

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