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Tables of Contents for Pathology of Tumors of the Central Nervous System
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
PART I: MASS LESIONS IN ADULT BRAINS
Tumors of unknown primaries
3
8
Gliomas -- glioblastomas (WHO grade IV)
11
10
Anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III)
21
9
Well-differentiated fibrillary astrocytoma (WHO grade II)
30
5
Protoplasmic astrocytomas (WHO grade II)
35
1
Pilocytic astrocytomas (WHO grade I)
36
1
Oligodendroglioma (WHO grade II)
37
7
Mixed oligodendroglial and astrocytic neoplasms (WHO grades II--III)
44
2
Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas (WHO grade III)
46
3
Ependymomas (WHO grade II--III)
49
1
Meningiomas (WHO grades I--III)
50
13
Atypical and malignant meningiomas (WHO grades II--III)
63
6
Solitary fibrous nodule (WHO grade I)
69
2
Intracranial and intraspinal schwannomas (WHO grade I)
71
11
Malignant primary nerve sheath tumor (WHO grades III--IV)
82
4
Capillary hemangioblastoma
86
8
Hemangiopericytoma of the meninges (WHO grades II--III)
94
5
Cortical meningoangiomatosis
99
1
Angiosarcoma
100
1
Melanocytic lesions
101
5
Sarcomas
106
8
Malignant lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms
114
13
PART II: MASS LESIONS IN BRAINS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
Astrocytomas of children and young adults (WHO grades I--IV)
127
36
Ependymoma (WHO grades I--III)
163
16
Choroid plexus papillomas (WHO grade I)
179
4
Choroid plexus carcinomas (WHO grades III--IV)
183
3
Medulloblastoma (WHO grade IV)
186
14
Cerebral neuroblastoma (WHO grade IV)
200
7
Medulloepithelioma (WHO grade IV)
207
2
Ganglion cell tumors (WHO grades I--II)
209
8
Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (WHO grade I)
217
2
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) (WHO grade I)
219
8
Central neurocytoma (WHO grade I)
227
5
Mixed ganglion cell neurocytic tumors
232
2
Paraganglioma
234
4
The pineal gland
238
13
PART III: TUMORS OF MALDEVELOPMENTAL ORIGIN
Tumors of germ cell origin
251
14
Atypical teratoid tumors
265
2
Rhabdoid tumors
267
4
Lipomas
271
4
Arachnoid cyst
275
4
Neuroglial cysts
279
2
Dermoid cyst, epidermoid cyst, and dermal sinus
281
8
Colloid cysts of the third ventricle
289
5
Rathke cleft cyst
294
5
Craniopharyngioma
299
7
Intracranial enterogenous cyst
306
1
Spinal enterogenous cysts
307
2
Index
309