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The world health organization's histologic classification of gastrointestinal tumors: A commentary on the second edition
Author(s) -
Jass Jeremy R.,
Sobin Leslie H.,
Watanabe Hidenobu
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19901115)66:10<2162::aid-cncr2820661020>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , endocrine system , general surgery , hormone
The World Health Organization's (WHO) histologic classification of gastrointestinal tumors has been revised. Although the general basis of classification and the overall outline remain similar to the first edition, advances in the last decade justified changes in classifying certain entities; among them were malignant lymphomas, endocrine tumors, and dysplasias. Several newly recognized entities have also been added.