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. 2024 Jul 12;31(7):3994–4002. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31070296

Table 1.

The placement of GBM in the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System, fifth edition, 2021 [11].

2021 WHO Classification. Group 1. Gliomas, Glioneuronal Tumors, and Neuronal Tumors
Subgroup Adult-type diffuse gliomas Pediatric-type diffuse low-grade gliomas Pediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas Circumscribed astrocytic gliomas Glioneuronal and neuronal tumors Ependymal tumors
Examples Astrocytoma, IDH-mutant Oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted
GLIOBLASTOMA, IDH-wt
Diffuse astrocytoma, MYB- or MYBL1-altered
Angiocentric glioma
Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered
Diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Chordoid glioma
Astroblastoma, MN1-altered
Ganglioglioma
Gangliocytoma
Central neurocytoma
Subependymoma
Spinal ependymoma, MYCN-amplified
Supratentorial ependymoma, ZFTA or YAP1 fusion-positive

WHO: World Health Organization. IDH-mutant: isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant. IDH-wt: isocitrate dehydrogenase-wild type. MN1: Meningioma 1. ZFTA: Zinc Finger Translocation Associated. YAP1: Yes-Associated Protein 1.