Towards Development of a Standard Terminology of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System in the Turkish Language, and a Perspective on the Practical Implications of the WHO Classification for Low and Middle Income Countries

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Soylemezoglu F., Oz B., Egilmez R., Pekmezci M., BOZKURT S., ERŞEN DANYELİ A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, sa.3, ss.185-204, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5146/tjpath.2022.01584
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-204
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In our manuscript, we propose a common terminology in the Turkish language for the newly adopted WHO classification of the CNS tumors, also known as the WHO CNS 5th edition. We also comment on the applicability of this new scheme in low and middle income countries, and warn about further deepening disparities between the global north and the global south. This division, augmented by the recent COVID-19 pandemic, threatens our ability to coordinate efforts worldwide and may create significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers between the "haves" and the "have nots".