Review classification of astrocytoma

[nicolevasilevsky]

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C6958

• Pr(G)=0.41212121212121205 CONFIDENCE=0.3333333333333328 Success:true
• SIZE=3 (1 new axioms) img
• MEMBER: NCIT_C6958 Astrocytic Tumor
• MEMBER: MPATH_244 astrocytoma
• MEMBER: NCIT_C60781 Astrocytoma
• MPATH_244 astrocytoma EquivalentTo NCIT_C60781 Astrocytoma Pr= 0.85

[nicolevasilevsky]

MPATH_244 astrocytoma def: Glioma derived from astrocytes, both benign and malignant forms (M-9400/3). Also see comments in Weiss, W.W, Israel, M. Cobbs, C., et al. (2002) Oncogene 21, 7453-7463. syns: astroglioma Astrocytic glioma

NCIT_C6958 Astrocytic Tumor def: Definition: A glial tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation. It includes the following clinicopathological entities: pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, and glioblastoma. synonyms: Astrocytic Neoplasm Astrocytic Tumor Astroglioma

NCIT_C60781 Astrocytoma def: A tumor of the brain or spinal cord showing astrocytic differentiation. It includes the following clinicopathological entities: pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.

I am not sure about this one, but I feel like maybe the synonyms astroglioma is incorrect for NCIT_C6958 Astrocytic Tumor. Astroglioma seems like a more appropriate synonym for astrocytoma.

See this site (not the most reliable looking source though): http://patient.info/leaflets/astroglioma.htm

I get the impression that astroglioma is not a term that is used much.