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Astrocytic Lesions
Grading
Systems
WHO Grade |
WHO Designtation |
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Grade I |
Pilocytic Astrocytoma |
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Grade II |
Low-Grade Astrocytoma |
1 of 4 Criteria* |
Grade III |
Anaplastic Astrocytoma |
2 of 4 Criteria* |
Grade IV |
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM or Glioblastoma) |
3 of 4 Criteria* |
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*Criteria |
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- Nuclear Atypia |
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- Mitotic Activity |
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- Endothelial Proliferation |
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- Necrosis |
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