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Review
. 2009 Oct 2;9 Spec No A(Special issue A):S1-3.
doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2009.9001.

2007 World Health Organization classification of tumours of the central nervous system

Majda M Thurnher  1
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Review

2007 World Health Organization classification of tumours of the central nervous system

Majda M Thurnher. Cancer Imaging. .

Abstract

This article presents a brief review of the 2007 World Health Organization classification of tumours of the central nervous system.

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Figure 1
Surgically proven pituicytoma in a 67-year-old man. MR imaging of the brain shows a well-defined pituitary mass with enhancement, indistinguishable from pituitary adenoma.
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Figure 2
MR imaging of a histologically proven pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a 4-year-old boy. MR images of the brain show a markedly enhanced midline mass (hypothalamic region). The mass has high signal on the T2-weighted image, well-defined borders, no vessel involvement, and no perifocal oedema.
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