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Classification of Intracranial Tumors

Harald SteinhoffJohannes SchrammWolfang MeeseGianni B. BradačRudolf FahlbuschWolfgang LankschSigurd WendeKonrad KretzschmarEkkehard KaznerOtto StochdorphThomas GrummeU. Büll

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medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.anatomical_structureFibrous histiocytomasIntracranial tumorbusiness.industryCranial cavityBrain tumorMedicineRadiologyNeurosurgerybusinessmedicine.diseaseGranulomatous lesions

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L. Bruns (1914) stated in Krause’s “General Neurosurgery” that brain tumors included all neoplasms growing within the cranial cavity and that these might be divided into three groups: (1) genuine tumors, (2) granulomatous lesions, and (3) parasites. Current use of the term “brain tumor” is more precise and limited to the first of L. Bruns’ categories. Even so, brain tumors represent a large and inhomoge-neous group. The comparison and evaluation of such a diverse set of observations is only possible after making a systematic classification of pertinent data.

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1981-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96653-8_2