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| Micrograph of an anaplastic astrocytoma. H&E stain. | |
| Specialty | Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgery |
 | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: Per the 2021 update of the WHO classification, "anaplastic astrocytoma" is not a separate type of tumor. They are instead graded as the grade 3 subtype of "astrocytoma, IDH-mutant". (August 2021) |
Anaplastic astrocytoma is a rare WHO grade III type of astrocytoma, which is a type of cancer of the brain. In the United States, the annual incidence rate for anaplastic astrocytoma is 0.44 per 100,000 people.[1]
- ^ Dropcho EJ (2011). "Malignant astrocytomas - Epidemiology". MedMerits Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014.