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WHO Classification of Brain Tumors (Main Groups)

  • 1.Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue
    • 1.1.Astrocytic tumors
    • 1.2 Oligodendroglial tumors
    • 1.3.Ependymal tumors
    • 1.4.Mixed gliomas
    • 1.5.Choroid plexus tumors
    • 1.6.Neuroepithelial tumors of uncertain origin
    • 1.7.Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors
    • 1.8.Pineal parenchymal tumors
    • 1.9.Embryonal tumors
  • 2. Tumors of the cranial and spinal nerves
    • 2.1.Schwannoma
    • 2.2.Neurofibroma
    • 2.3.Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
  • 3. Tumors of the meninges
    • 3.1.Tumors of meningothelial cells (meningiomas)
    • 3.2.Mesenchymal non-meningothelial tumors
    • 3.3.Primary melanocytic lesions
    • 3.4.Tumors of uncertain histogenesis
  • 4. Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms
  • 5. Germ cell tumors
  • 6. Cysts and tumor-like lesions
  • 7. Tumors of sellar region
  • 8. Local extensions from regional tumors
  • 9. Metastatic tumors
  • 10. Unclassified tumors
     
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Last modified: 03/06/01