Brain tumours: classification

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Brain tumours: classification. Astrocytoma: diffuse and anaplastic. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

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

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Ependymal tumours

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Other gliomas

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Choroid plexus tumours

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Embryonal tumours

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Cranial and peripheral nerve tumours

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Pineal region tumours

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Neural crest tumours

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Histiocytic tumours

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Germ cell tumours

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Meningiomas

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Melanocytic tumours

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Sellar region tumours

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Lymphomas

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Mesenchymal non-meningothelial tumours

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Neuronal and mixed-glial tumours

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Other tumour types

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References

  1. Louis DN, Perry A, Reifenberger G, et al. The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary. Acta Neuropathol 2016; 131:803-820.
  2. Collins VP. Brain tumours: classification and genes. JNNP 2004; 75(Suppl II):ii2-ii11.
  3. Nobusawa S, Hirato J, Yokoo H. Molecular genetics of ependymomas and pediatric diffuse gliomas: a short review. Brain Tumor Pathol 2014; 31:229-233.
  4. Hicks MJ, Albrecht S, Trask T, Byrne ME, Narayan RK, Goodman JC. Symptomatic choroid plexus xanthogranuloma of the lateral ventricle. Case report and brief critical review of xanthogranulomatous lesions of the brain. Clin Neuropathol 1993; 12:92-96.
  5. Serhal D, Weil RJ, Hamrahian AH. Evaluation and management of pituitary incidentalomas. Cleve Clin J Med 2008; 75:793-801.
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