Close-up of a gross specimen of cerebellum showing a pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). This neoplasm typically is composed of a large cyst with a mural nodu

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Close-up of a gross specimen of cerebellum showing a pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). This neoplasm typically is composed of a large cyst with a mural nodule of solid tumour. Pilocytic astrocytoma is a form of astrocytoma of children and young adults and is the most frequent brain tumour in children. Childhood astrocytomas are often cystic (so-called 'juvenile astrocytomas').

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Keywords: -, anatomical, anatomy, astrocytoma, background, black, body, brain, central, cerebellum, cns, gross, human, medical, medicine, nervous, neurology, neuropathology, pathology, pilocytic, specimen, system, tissue, tumor, tumour