Meningioma Grading beyond Histopathology: Relevance of Epigenetic and Genetic Features to Predict Clinical Outcome

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Meningiomas are common tumors of the central nervous system. The grading system established by the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently included pTERT mutations and CDKN2A/B homozygous deletions as criteria for grade 3, owing to their association with increased recurrence risk. However, these alterations identify only a portion of meningiomas that are devoid of histopathological malignancy and are prone...

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