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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Oligoastrocytoma must be differentiated from astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, pilocytic astrocytoma, central neurocytoma, ependymoma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, meningioma, and cerebral metastasis.[1][2][3][4]
Differentiating Oligoastrocytoma from other Diseases
Oligoastrocytoma must be differentiated from:[1][2][3][4]
- Astrocytoma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Pilocytic astrocytoma
- Central neurocytoma
- Ependymoma
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
- Meningioma
- Cerebral metastasis
- Brain abscess
- Tuberculoma
- Sarcoidosis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Primary CNS lymphoma
- Cerebral toxoplasmosis
- Germ cell tumor
- Ganglioglioma
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Stroke
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
- Epilepsy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DDx of oligoastrocytoma. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligoastrocytoma. Accessed on October 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adesina, Adekunle (2010). Atlas of pediatric brain tumors. New York: Springer. ISBN 9781441910622.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pouratian N, Schiff D (2010). "Management of low-grade glioma". Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 10 (3): 224–31. doi:10.1007/s11910-010-0105-7. PMC 2857752. PMID 20425038.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chandana SR, Movva S, Arora M, Singh T (2008). "Primary brain tumors in adults". Am Fam Physician. 77 (10): 1423–30. PMID 18533376.