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The morphologic and molecular characteristics of pilocytic astrocytomas and the role of MAPK pathway: what does not kill you makes you stronger.
Advances in anatomic pathology - 1 Mar 2014
Aktas Ozge N, Tihan Tarik
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In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the pathologic and molecular aspects of pilocytic astrocytomas. The advances in the pathologic characterization identified a variant that is currently considered WHO grade II, whereas the classic pilocytic astrocytoma is a WHO grade I neoplasm. Recognition of additional and rare histologic patterns also allowed us to better recognize some tumors that will do...
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