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Rare Disease

cerebellar astrocytoma

MONDO:0003165

Also known as:astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma) of cerebellumastrocytoma of cerebellumastrocytoma of the cerebellum

Overview

Benign and malignant neoplasms of the cerebellum that arise from astrocytes. During childhood the majority are benign pilocytic astrocytomas. In adults both benign and relatively higher grade forms may occur. The most common presenting symptoms are headache, nausea, vomiting, ataxia of gait or limb, paresis, diplopia, and dizziness. Objective signs include weakness, long tract signs, dysmetria, gait ataxia, papilledema, and nystagmus. Surgical resection is often curative.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for cerebellar astrocytoma has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for cerebellar astrocytoma.

44 publications have been identified in PubMed for cerebellar astrocytoma. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (41%), Basic Science / Preclinical (20%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (16%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	18	41%

Data assembled from 2 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC

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