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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
The most frequently used classification system is to divide these tumors into '''4''' types:<ref>Classification of Brainstem gliomas. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brainstem-glioma</ref> | |||
focal brainstem glioma | |||
tectal plate glioma | |||
other focal gliomas | |||
(dorsally) exophytic | |||
cervicomedullary | |||
probably an artificial group made up of the downward extension of true brainstem gliomas or upward extension of upper cervical cord intramedullary spinal cord tumours . | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Classification
The most frequently used classification system is to divide these tumors into 4 types:[1] focal brainstem glioma tectal plate glioma other focal gliomas
(dorsally) exophytic cervicomedullary probably an artificial group made up of the downward extension of true brainstem gliomas or upward extension of upper cervical cord intramedullary spinal cord tumours .
References
- ↑ Classification of Brainstem gliomas. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brainstem-glioma