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Rare Disease

gemistocytic astrocytoma

MONDO:0016689

Also known as:Gemistocytomagemistocytic astrocytic tumorgemistocytic astrocytic tumour

Overview

A rare variant of diffuse astrocytoma. It is characterized by the presence of a conspicuous, though variable, fraction of gemistocytic neoplastic astrocytes. Gemistocytes are round to oval astrocytes with abundant, glassy, non-fibrillary cytoplasm which appears to displace the dark, angulated nucleus to the periphery of the cell. To make the diagnosis of gemistocytic astrocytoma, gemistocytes should amount to more than approximately 20% of all tumor cells. (Adapted from WHO)

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for gemistocytic 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 gemistocytic astrocytoma.

148 publications have been identified in PubMed for gemistocytic astrocytoma. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (30%), Review / Meta-Analysis (25%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (13%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	44	30%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:251604

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:20709

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gemistocytic astrocytoma

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