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Ganglioglioma classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mandana Chitsazan, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

Ganglioglioma may be classified according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System into grades I and III.

Classification

Classification

According to the 2016 edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System, ganglioglioma is classified into 2 grades:[1]

In 2016 edition of the WHO classification of CNS tumors, Criteria for grade II ganglioglioma have not been defined.

References

References

  1. Louis DN, Perry A, Reifenberger G, von Deimling A, Figarella-Branger D, Cavenee WK; et al. (2016). “The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary”. Acta Neuropathol. 131 (6): 803–20. doi:10.1007/s00401-016-1545-1. PMID 27157931.


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