astrocytoma : n a primary tumor of the brain composed of astrocytes and characterized by slow growth
Why do I care to remember this now? I wonder...when it exploded and killed him, did they change the name to something else? Just curious. I've had cancer/tumors as many people have, but it seems to me that something growing inside a person's head has got to be the most intrusive thing of all. I mean, where do you go? It was in his head!
"Is it an horrific dream?" ~Tears for Fears
To answer your question from that same blog-o-mine:
ReplyDelete"the rest of the definition cited above:
. . . often followed by the development of a highly malignant glioblastoma within the primary tumor mass."