WHO classification of tumors of the nervous system: preview of the upcoming 5th edition
Elisabeth J. Rushing
Abstract
Summary Identification of the underlying genetic and epigenetic alterations in an increasing number of tumors of the nervous system is contributing to a more clinically relevant classification. In the following article, the 7 cIMPACT-NOW publications, which adumbrate the upcoming 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous Sytem are summarized.
Topics & Concepts
Identification (biology)Nervous systemEpigeneticsCentral nervous systemBioinformaticsComputer scienceMedicineNeuroscienceBiologyGeneticsEcologyGeneGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsMeningioma and schwannoma management