The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Pleura: Advances Since the 2015 Classification

• Published in: Journal of thoracic oncology Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 608 - 622
• Main Authors: Sauter, Jennifer L., Dacic, Sanja, Galateau-Salle, Francoise, Attanoos, Richard L., Butnor, Kelly J., Churg, Andrew, Husain, Aliya N., Kadota, Kyuichi, Khoor, Andras, Nicholson, Andrew G., Roggli, Victor, Schmitt, Fernando, Tsao, Ming-Sound, Travis, William D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Biomarkers, Tumor - genetics; Histopathology; Homozygote; Humans; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Mesothelioma; Mesothelioma - pathology; Mesothelioma, Malignant; Pleura; Pleura - pathology; Pleural Neoplasms - pathology; Sequence Deletion; Tumor Suppressor Proteins - genetics; Ubiquitin Thiolesterase - genetics; World Health Organization; World Health Organization classification; World Health Organization classification; Mesothelioma; Histopathology; Pleura

Substantial changes in the 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Pleura and Pericardium since the 2015 WHO Classification include the following: (1) pleural and pericardial tumors have been combined in one chapter whereas in the 2015 WHO, pericardial tumors were classified with cardiac tumors; (2...