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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Astrocytoma was first described by Virchow in 1840 as glioma duram. In 1932, the histological description of cerebellar astrocytoma was given by Bergstrand.
Historical Perspective
- Astrocytoma was the first glioma tumor to be described.
- Astrocytoma was first explained as glioma duram by Virchow in 1840.
- Astrocytoma was decribed as spider cell glioma by T.Simon in 1874.
- Astrocytoma was also described as astroma by M von Lenhossek in 1895.
- Earlier nomenclatures included:
- Cerebellar astrocytoma was first described by Harvey Cushing in 1931.[2]
- Histological description of astrocytoma was first given by Bergstrand in 1932.[3]
Notable cases
- In March 1990, prolific United States Republican Party political strategist Lee Atwater was diagnosed with astrocytoma after a tumor was found in his right parietal lobe. After undergoing radiation therapy (including the then-new implant radiation treatment), Atwater died the following year at the age of 40.[4]
- Long-time U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) died of malignant glioma.[5] The course of his illness suggests glioblastoma multiforme. After his initial seizure and subsequent diagnosis in May 2008, he chose aggressive treatment and survived 15 months.
- 2001 World Rally Championship winner Richard Burns was diagnosed with it after suffering a blackout while traveling to the 2003 Wales Rally GB. He died on 25 November 2005, four years to the day after winning the World Rally Championship Championship.
- Doctors diagnosed composer George Gershwin with a glioblastoma multiforme in 1937. However, recent studies indicate that this diagnosis may have been incorrect. Some believe it may have been a pilocytic astrocytoma.
- University of Texas sniper Charles Whitman who killed multiple people during a mass murder event in 1966 was diagnosed with astrocytoma post-mortem. The Connally Commission investigating the shooting concluded the tumor "conceivably could have contributed to his inability to control his emotions and actions."[6]
- Mo Mowlam (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland May 1997 - October 1999) - had a mild form of glioma on left frontal lobe.[7]
- Dan Quisenberry (Major League pitcher) was diagnosed with grade IV astrocytoma in January 1998. He died in 1998 in Leawood, Kansas.[8]
- Robert Moog (American pioneer of electronic music) was diagnosed with grade IV astrocytoma on April 28, 2005. He died on August 21, 2005 in Asheville, North Carolina.
References
- ↑ lch, Klaus (1986). Brain Tumors Their Biology and Pathology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-68180-6.
- ↑ Collins VP, Jones DT, Giannini C (2015). "Pilocytic astrocytoma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers". Acta Neuropathol. 129 (6): 775–88. doi:10.1007/s00401-015-1410-7. PMC 4436848. PMID 25792358.
- ↑ lch, Klaus (1986). Brain Tumors Their Biology and Pathology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-68178-3.
- ↑ Brady, John (December 1, 1996). "I'm Still Lee Atwater", The Washington Post, retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ↑ "Kennedy fought aggressive cancer". CNN. August 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ↑ Waring, Thomas R., ed. "Jury Blames Tumor For Killings: Doctor Says Whitman Unaffected"" The News and Courier [Charleston] 05 Aug. 1966: 9B. Print.
- ↑ Langdon, Julia (17 January 2010). "Mo Mowlam told PM brain tumour was benign to get job as Cabinet minister". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ Henderson, Heather (1999). "Dan Quisenberry - In His Own Words" The 1999 Big Bad Baseball Annual. Retrieved June 24, 2013.