What is an Oligodendroglioma?

With this issue, we begin a new series of articles entitled “Controversies in neuropathology.” These will represent brief position papers on controversial topics in our specialty. They are not intended to be review articles, rather will represent “position papers” on topical issues, with a relatively circumscribed and selective bibliography. Authors of these papers are encouraged to present and defend their own views on the subject in question. Most of these papers will be by invitation, but authors who would like to submit an article for this series are encouraged to contact the Brain Pathology editorial office. HVV

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[2]  D. Louis,et al.  Shared Allelic Losses on Chromosomes 1p and 19q Suggest a Common Origin of Oligodendroglioma and Oligoastrocytoma , 1995, Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.

[3]  A. von Deimling,et al.  Subtyping of oligo‐astrocytic tumours by comparative genomic hybridization , 2001, The Journal of pathology.

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[10]  A. Poustka,et al.  Comprehensive Allelotype and Genetic Analysis of 466 Human Nervous System Tumors , 2000, Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.

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[12]  R. McLendon,et al.  Morphologic and molecular genetic aspects of oligodendroglial neoplasms. , 1999, Neuro-oncology.

[13]  A. von Deimling,et al.  Identification of subgroups of high-grade oligodendroglial tumors by comparative genomic hybridization. , 1999, Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.

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[15]  Rebecca A Betensky,et al.  Histopathological‐Molecular Genetic Correlations in Referral Pathologist‐Diagnosed Low‐Grade “Oligodendroglioma” , 2002, Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.