Brain tumours: classification

Evidence-based neurology checklist on brain tumours: classification: Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumours Astrocytoma: diffuse and anaplastic Glioblastoma: giant cell, gliosarcoma, and epitheliod Diffuse midline glioma Oligodendroglioma Anaplastic oligodendrioglioma Anaplastic…

Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumours

  • Astrocytoma: diffuse and anaplastic
  • Glioblastoma: giant cell, gliosarcoma, and epitheliod
  • Diffuse midline glioma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Anaplastic oligodendrioglioma
  • Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma

Other astrocytic tumours

Ependymal tumours

Other gliomas

Choroid plexus tumours

Embryonal tumours

Cranial and peripheral nerve tumours

Pineal region tumours

Neural crest tumours

Histiocytic tumours

Germ cell tumours

Meningiomas

Melanocytic tumours

Sellar region tumours

Lymphomas

Mesenchymal non-meningothelial tumours

Neuronal and mixed-glial tumours

Other tumour types

References

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