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2021 WHO CNS5 Grade Interpreter

This route is a strict identity interpreter for a CNS WHO grade already assigned by a pathologist under the WHO Classification of Tumours fifth edition, Central Nervous System Tumours volume (WHO CNS5, 2021).

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Purpose:
Interprets an explicitly pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade from an integrated WHO CNS5 (2021) neuropathology report without deriving the grade.
Population:
patients with primary or metastatic central nervous system disease in the setting described by the model
Factors:
Pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade
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2021 WHO CNS5 Grade Interpreter

Clinical Context & Background

This route is a strict identity interpreter for a CNS WHO grade already assigned by a pathologist under the WHO Classification of Tumours fifth edition, Central Nervous System Tumours volume (WHO CNS5, 2021). WHO CNS5 uses Arabic numerals and grades within tumor type. Some tumor types have restricted grade ranges, and some do not have an assigned grade. The integrated histologic and molecular diagnosis is therefore required to interpret the isolated grade.
Molecular grading can establish a higher grade in some entities. For example, CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion can establish CNS WHO grade 4 in astrocytoma, IDH-mutant. This interpreter does not evaluate that alteration or derive any grade.
CNS WHO grade is not stage. An isolated grade does not provide a universal prognosis or treatment recommendation. Missing, malformed, unsupported, or not-yet-assigned grades are outside this interpreter.
Formula Logic
Identity lookup: pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade n -> CNS WHO grade n, for n in {1, 2, 3, 4}.

Reference Data

Submitted valueWHO CNS5 interpreter output
1CNS WHO grade 1
2CNS WHO grade 2
3CNS WHO grade 3
4CNS WHO grade 4

Clinical Workflow

Use, Interpret, And Continue The Patient Pathway

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When To Use

  • Use 2021 WHO CNS5 Grade Interpreter when interprets an explicitly pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade from an integrated WHO CNS5 (2021) neuropathology report without deriving the grade.
  • Confirm that the patient, diagnosis, disease phase, and available inputs match the cited model before calculation.

How To Interpret

  • Interpret the displayed result using the calculator-specific formula and reference table, spanning 1 through 4.
  • A boundary result should prompt input verification and clinical review rather than false precision.

What To Do Next

  • Confirm primary histology, molecular classification, number and location of lesions, extracranial disease, performance status, and treatment era.
  • Document the inputs, result, timing, and clinical context so the assessment can be reproduced.

Limitations

  • Generic brain-metastasis and disease-specific GPA models should not be interchanged.
  • The result supports clinician judgment and does not independently determine treatment.

Validated Population

patients with primary or metastatic central nervous system disease in the setting described by the model

How to apply this result

For a representative case, verify Pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade, calculate the result, and confirm that its classification matches the highlighted reference band before continuing the disease-specific pathway.

Calculation verification history

Verified
  1. : Production browser revalidation

    • Three source-backed WHO CNS5 identity cases passed through visible production controls for grades 1, 2, and 4.
    • No unexpected N/A, literal undefined value, stale control, unsupported risk gauge, or browser-console error was observed.
    Download latest production check (Excel)

    Case-level evidence is retained in validation/browser-revalidation/who-cns-2026-08-03.json.

  2. : Local browser remediation

    • All WHO CNS grade-interpreter outcomes now explicitly suppress the shared generic risk gauge so grade is not misrepresented as stage or universal prognosis.
    • Ten source-backed cases passed through visible local browser controls across 11 submissions, covering all four grades, repeated submissions, required-field validation, and reset/repeat behavior.
    • The existing calculator-specific audit passed 112/112. Production status remains open until this commit is deployed and the public route is revalidated.

    Local case-level remediation evidence is retained in validation/browser-production/who-cns.local-remediation.json.

  3. : Production browser validation

    • Ten source-backed cases were exercised on the public production route through visible browser controls; 1/10 case records passed their expected-versus-observed assertions across 11 visible submissions.
    • Overall browser status: failed-ui-and-console. high: Every valid CNS grade identity result displayed a Low Risk / Intermediate / High Risk gauge even though this route explicitly states that grade is not stage and does not provide universal prognosis. | medium: Production emitted minified React error #418 during route loads/reloads used by this run.
    • Case-level inputs, expected and observed results, reset/repeat behavior, failure reproductions, and console evidence are retained in the production-browser evidence record.

    Case-level production evidence is retained in validation/browser-production/who-cns.json.

  4. : Full validation test

    • 112/112 engine, UI, equality, malformed-input, source, scope, trace, registry, history, report, and evidence assertions passed.
    • This is source-to-code implementation verification, not independent clinical validation.
  5. : Correction

    • Reframed the route as a strict interpreter of a pathologist-assigned CNS WHO grade.
    • Removed defaults, coercion, obsolete cross-tumor prognosis and treatment claims, unsupported-value fallthrough, and grade derivation implications.

Verification confirms the calculator implementation against the cited model; it is not independent clinical validation, regulatory approval, or medical advice.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should 2021 WHO CNS5 Grade Interpreter be used?

Use it for patients with primary or metastatic central nervous system disease in the setting described by the model when all required inputs and the intended clinical setting are confirmed.

Can 2021 WHO CNS5 Grade Interpreter determine treatment by itself?

No. Interpret the result with the cited evidence, complete clinical assessment, current guidelines, and patient-specific goals.

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