WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System is the Revised 4th Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome.
Key features
Key features
- Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a disease-oriented manner
- Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, epidemiology, clinical features, macroscopy, pathology, genetics, and prognosis and predictive factors
- Prepared by 122 authors from 19 countries, contains more than 800 colour images and tables, and more than 2800 references
