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Pathologic features of brain tumors are considered as expression of tumor progression and anaplasia. At the same time they are evaluated as possible prognostic factors.
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Schiffer, D. (1991). Pathology of Brain Tumors and Its Clinicobiological Correlates. In: Paoletti, P., Takakura, K., Walker, M.D., Butti, G., Pezzotta, S. (eds) Neuro-Oncology. Developments in Oncology, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3152-0_1
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