12.02.2021 | short review Open Access
WHO classification of tumors of the nervous system: preview of the upcoming 5th edition
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- memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology
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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.