The new WHO classification of tumors of the nervous system 2000. Pathology and genetics;Die neue WHO-klassifikation der tumoren des nervensystems 2000. Pathologie und genetik

Pathologe

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 260-283

  Radner, H ^a   Blumcke I ^a   Reifenberger, G ^b   Wiestler, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Genetics; Glioma; Grading; Meningioma; Molecular pathology; Pathology; WHO classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER GRADING; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EPENDYMOMA; FIBROMA; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE TUMOR; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; RHABDOID TUMOR; TERATOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MENINGIOMA; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036919598     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-002-0530-8     Document Type: Article

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