PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A.G. Osborn
AU  - K.L. Salzman
AU  - M.M. Thurnher
AU  - J.H. Rees
AU  - M. Castillo
TI  - The New World Health Organization Classification of Central Nervous System Tumors: What Can the Neuroradiologist Really Say?
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2583
DP  - 2011 Aug 10
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2011/08/11/ajnr.A2583.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2011/08/11/ajnr.A2583.full
AB  - SUMMARY: The WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System has become the worldwide standard for classifying and grading brain neoplasms. The most recent edition (WHO 2007) introduced a number of significant changes that include both additions and redefinitions or clarifications of existing entities. Eight new neoplasms and 4 new variants were introduced. This article reviews these entities, summarizing both their histology and imaging appearance. Now with more than 3 years of clinical experience following publication of the newest revision, we also ask, “What can the neuroradiologist really say?” Are there imaging findings that could suggest the preoperative diagnosis of a new tumor entity or variant?