Histopathological Study and Categorization of Brain Tumors in Mangalore

WHO recently published its 4th edition of classification of tumours of central nervous system (2007), incorporating a substantial number of important changes to the previous version (2000). It is important to classify because each type has a specific set of outcome and the treatment of it differs. It is important to classify because each type has a specific set of outcome and the treatment of it differs. Neuroepithelial tumours were the most common histological type followed by meningiomas and pituitary tumours. Majority of malignant intracranial tumours were WHO grade I.