- subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
- a rare, usually slow-growing astrocytoma found in the wall of the lateral ventricle; it is sometimes associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
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