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Can you give me more info on anaplastic astrocytoma?

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Astrocytoma: An anaplastic astrocytoma is a brain tumor that ranges between the most benign to the most malignant. Having said that these are typically aggressive tumors and require aggressive treatment in respect to both chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Answered 6/22/2014

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