High-grade glioma: refined diagnostics steering stratified therapy.

Case Rep Oncol

Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Published: May 2013

An adequately sampled tumor histology that is evaluated by an experienced neuropathologist is the current international standard for the diagnosis of high-grade gliomas. We present the case of a 30-year-old female for whom clinical and radiological information dramatically changed the histological diagnosis. We suggest a new algorithm including these parameters to refine the accuracy of histological diagnosis both for standard treatment and centrally reviewed clinical trials.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728609PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000353887DOI Listing

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