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Oligoastrocytoma classification

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

Overview

Overview

Oligoastrocytoma may be classified according to the WHO classification of the central nervous system tumors into two subtypes: oligoastrocytoma (OAII) and anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (OAIII).

Classification

Classification

Oligoastrocytoma may be classified according to the WHO classification of the central nervous system tumors into two subtypes:[1]


 
 
 
WHO classification of tumors of CNS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WHO grade II
 
 
 
WHO grade III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oligoastrocytoma (OAII)
 
 
 
Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (OAIII)


Reference

Reference

  1. Louis DN, Ohgaki H, Wiestler OD, Cavenee WK, Burger PC, Jouvet A; et al. (2007). “The 2007 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system”. Acta Neuropathol. 114 (2): 97–109. doi:10.1007/s00401-007-0243-4. PMC 1929165. PMID 17618441.


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