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===Grading=== | ===Grading=== | ||
*''WHO Grade I'' by definition. | *''WHO Grade I'' by definition. | ||
==Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma== | |||
*Abbreviated ''PXA''. | |||
===General=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Classically in the temporal lobe in children and young adults. | |||
*Associated with seizures. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1333>{{Ref PBoD8|1333}}</ref> | |||
*Marked nuclear atypia. | |||
*Inflammation (chronic). | |||
Notes: | |||
*No mitoses. | |||
*No necrosis. | |||
==Pilomyxoid astrocytoma== | ==Pilomyxoid astrocytoma== | ||