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WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System

Book information

Publisher
WHO
Year
2016
ISBN
978-92-832-4492-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33865962 bytes)
Series
IARC WHO Classification of Tumours
Edition
4
Pages
407\407
Topic
Medicine Oncology
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2017-03-21 13:06:05

Description

Contributors: David N. Louis, Hiroko Ohgaki, Otmar D. Wiestier, Webster K. Cavenee, David W. Ellison, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Arie Perry, Guido Reifenberger, Andreas von DeimlingWHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System is the revised fourth edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumors. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome.Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, epidemiology, clinical features, macroscopy, pathology, genetics, and prognosis and predictive factors. The book, prepared by 122 authors from 19 countries, contains more than 800 color images and tables, and more than 2800 references.This book is in the series commonly referred to as the "Blue Book" series.

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