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Impact of WHO 2016 update of brain tumor classification, molecular markers and clinical outcomes in pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Jan 2018
Tonse Raees, Gupta Tejpal, Epari Sridhar, Shastri Jayant Goda, Gurav Mamta, Bano Nazia, Jalali Rakesh
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We present outcomes of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) and correlate the impact of clinical, pathologic and molecular markers. Between 2006 and 2016, 37 patients with histologically verified PXA form the study cohort. All underwent maximal safe resection; those who had good resection and young age were observed. Adjuvant radiotherapy was given in patients with some atypical features such as high MIB-1 index...
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