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Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma is a brain tumor. It is usually treated with surgery to remove the tumor cells and then several rounds of chemotherapy. One who is diagnosed with this has roughly a five year survival rate.
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What is meant by the term anaplastic?
There is no information for the term anaplastic, however, anaplasia refers to a method of reversing the differentiation in cells that have the characteristics of malignant tumor. The term originates from the Greek word "plasis" meaning formation.
Is Oligodendroglioma cancer?
YES
In which organ could one get an anaplastic astrocytoma?
Anaplastic Astrocytoma is an individual form of Astrocytoma. Because Astrocytoma is a cancer of the brain, it then follows that the brain is the organ that gets Anaplastic Astrocytoma.
Is there a difference between oligodendroma and oligodendroglioma?
Yes, there is a difference. Oligodendroma is a type of brain tumor that arises from the brain's support cells called oligodendrocytes, while oligodendroglioma is a specific type of brain tumor classified by its histological appearance under the microscope. Oligodendroglioma is a subtype of oligodendroma, and the distinction is important for determining treatment and prognosis.
What is the five year survival rate for anaplastic thyroid cancer?
Only 3-17% of patients with anaplastic cancer survive for five years.
Do grade III anaplastic astrocytomas kill people?
Many persons with grade III anaplastic astrocytomas die within two to three years
What is the difference between anaplastic and neoplastic?
Anaplastic refers to the cell losing it's differentiation such as in a malignant neoplasm. Neoplastic refers to an abnormal growth of tissue.
What is anaplastic thyroid cancer?
anaplastic (2% of all thyroid cancers), is the fastest-growing and is usually fatal because the cancer cells rapidly spread to the different parts of the body.
What are the Four main types of thyroid cancer?
Papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic
What are Anaplastic astrocytomas also called?
They are also called Grade III astrocytomas
What can be done to help someone who has been diagnosed with anaplastic ependymona?
Anaplastic ependymona is a malignant tumor that has been found to grow in some younger people. Treatments include surgery to remove the tumor, as well as chemotherapy to kill off the cells.
Can papillary thyroid cancer turn into anaplastic thyroid cancer if left untreated?
Anaplastic thyroid cancer usually arises from a site of preexisting papillary thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid cancer. The transformed cells that grow to form this type of cancer divide rapidly to form disorganized masses. Anaplastic thyroid cancer tends to grow very rapidly, replacing the normal tissue of the thyroid gland and spreading to invade and metastasize to other structures in the neck. It does not respond well to treatment. Surgery and external beam radiation therapy may be used to treat cases where aggressive growth of cancer has significantly impaired swallowing or breathing. On the whole, anaplastic thyroid cancer has a very poor prognosis.
