Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-1-2022
Journal
Cancer Discov
Volume
12
Issue
2
DOI
10.1158/2159-8290.CD-21-1094
Abstract
Pediatric tumors are uncommon, yet are the leading cause of cancer-related death in childhood. Tumor types, molecular characteristics, and pathogenesis are unique, often originating from a single genetic driver event. The specific diagnostic challenges of childhood tumors led to the development of the first World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Pediatric Tumors. The classification is rooted in a multilayered approach, incorporating morphology, IHC, and molecular characteristics. The volume is organized according to organ sites and provides a single, state-of-the-art compendium of pediatric tumor types. A special emphasis was placed on "blastomas," which variably recapitulate the morphologic maturation of organs from which they originate. SIGNIFICANCE: In this review, we briefly summarize the main features and updates of each chapter of the inaugural WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors, including its rapid transition from a mostly microscopic into a molecularly driven classification systematically taking recent discoveries in pediatric tumor genomics into account.
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APA Citation
Pfister, S., Reyes-Múgica, M., Chan, J., Hasle, H., Lazar, A., Rossi, S., Ferrari, A., Jarzembowski, J., Pritchard-Jones, K., Hill, D. A., Jacques, T., Wesseling, P., López Terrada, D., von Deimling, A., Kratz, C., Cree, I., & Alaggio, R. (2022). A Summary of the Inaugural WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors: Transitioning from the Optical into the Molecular Era.. Cancer Discov, 12 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-21-1094
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
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