Glioblastoma multiforme classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Glioblastoma may be classified into several subtypes based on the origin and molecular alterations.[1][2]
Classification
Glioblastoma may be classified according to the origin into two subtypes: Primary and secondary.[1]
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Glioblastoma may be classified according to the molecular alterations into four subtypes:[2]
- Classic
- Proneural
- Mesenchymal
- Neural
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Classification of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verhaak RG, Hoadley KA, Purdom E, Wang V, Qi Y, Wilkerson MD; et al. (2010). "Integrated genomic analysis identifies clinically relevant subtypes of glioblastoma characterized by abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR, and NF1". Cancer Cell. 17 (1): 98–110. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2009.12.020. PMC 2818769. PMID 20129251.