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Clinical, Morphological, and Molecular Study on Grade 2 and 3 Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) - 16 Feb 2023
Zhang Hui, Ma Xiao-Jing, Xiang Xue-Ping, Wang Qi-Yuan, Tang Jin-Long, Yu Xiao-Yan, Xu Jing-Hong
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PURPOSE: Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is an uncommon astrocytoma that tends to occur in children and young adults and has a relatively favorable prognosis. The 2021 WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system (CNS WHO), 5th edition, rates PXAs as grade 2 and grade 3. The histological grading was based on mitotic activity (≥2.5 mitoses/mm2). This study specifically evaluates the clinical,...
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