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66. Astrocytomas and their WHO grades

  1. Pilocytic astrocytoma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  2. Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma:  WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  3. Diffuse astrocytoma, IDH mutant: WHO grade II. (T/F?)
  4. Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: WHO grade II. (T/F?)
  5. Anaplastic astrocytoma, IDH mutant: WHO grade III. (T/F?)
  6. Anaplastic pleomorpic xanthoastrocytoma: WHO grade III. (T/F)

  1. T
  2. T
  3. T
  4. T
  5. T
  6. T

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55. Brain tumors and grades (III)

According to “The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System”:

  1. Ependymoma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  2. Meningeoma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  3. Ganglioglioma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  4. Pineocytoma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  5. Medulloepithelioma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)
  6. Schwannoma: WHO grade I. (T/F?)

  1. F
  2. T
  3. T
  4. T
  5. F
  6. T

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43. Brain tumors and grades (II)

According to “The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System”:

  1. Glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype: WHO grade IV ?
  2. Glioblastoma, IDH-mutant: WHO grade IV ?
  3. Pineoblastoma : WHO grade IV ?
  4. Anaplastic (malignant) meningioma: WHO grade IV ?
  5. Medulloblastoma: WHO grade IV ?
  6. Choroid plexus carcinoma: WHO grade IV ?

  1. T
  2. T
  3. T
  4. F
  5. T
  6. F

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32. Brain tumors and grades (I)

According to “The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System”:

  1. Pilocytic astrocytoma: WHO grade II ?
  2. Anaplastic astrocytoma: WHO grade IV ?
  3. Anaplastic oligodendroglioma: WHO grade III ?
  4. Ependymoma: WHO grade I ?
  5. Gangliocytoma: WHO grade I ?
  6. Pineoblastoma: WHO grade IV ?

  1. F
  2. F
  3. T
  4. F
  5. T
  6. T