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Revision as of 18:38, 20 August 2015

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

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+* Astrocytoma were 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
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