Histopathologic grading of medulloblastomas

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Authors

Charles G. Eberhart · Johns Hopkins University

James L. Kepner · University of Florida

Patricia T. Goldthwaite · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Larry E. Kun · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Patricia K. Duffner · University of Kentucky

Henry S. Friedman · Duke University

Douglas Strother

Abstract

Moderate anaplasia and severe anaplasia were associated with aggressive clinical behavior in patients with medulloblastomas and were detected in a significant number of specimens (24%). Pathologic grading of medulloblastomas with respect to anaplasia may be of clinical utility.

Topics & Keywords

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 94, Issue 2, pp. 552-560

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10189

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