Brain Tumor Pathology is the official journal of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology. This international journal documents the latest research and topical debate in all clinical and experimental fields relating to brain tumors, especially brain tumor pathology. The journal has been published since 1983 and has been recognized worldwide as a unique journal of high quality. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country. Membership in the society is not a prerequisite for submission. The journal publishes original articles, case reports, rapid short communications, instructional lectures, review articles, letters to the editor, and topics.Review articles and Topics may be recommended at the annual meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology. All contributions should be aimed at promoting international scientific collaboration.

Honorary Editor
Keiji Kawamoto, Osaka
Yoichi Nakazato, Gunma
Kintomo Takakura, Tokyo
Editor in Chief
Takashi Komori, Tokyo
Associate Editor
Motoo Nagane, Tokyo
Atsushi Natsume, Aichi
Shinya Tanaka, Hokkaido
Editorial Board
Masato Abe, Aichi
Kazunori Arita, Kagoshima
Akio Asai, Osaka
Yukihiko Fujii, Niigata
Takamitsu Fujimaki, Saitama
Junko Hirato, Gunma
Takanori Hirose, Hyogo*
Yuichi Hirose, Aichi
Toru Iwaki, Fukuoka
Takamasa Kayama, Yamagata
Toshihiro Kumabe, Kanagawa
Junichi Kuratsu, Kumamoto
Kaoru Kurisu, Hiroshima
Toshihiko Kuroiwa, Osaka
Akira Matsumura, Ibaraki*
Akira Matsuno, Chiba
Hiroki Namba, Shizuoka
Takanori Onishi, Ehime
Atsushi Sasaki, Saitama
Soichiro Shibui, Tokyo*
Makoto Shibuya, Tokyo
Yasuo Sugita, Fukuoka
Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Hiroshima
Hitoshi Takahashi, Niigata
Hideo Takeshima, Miyazaki*
Takashi Tamiya, Kagawa*
Teiji Tominaga, Miyagi
Keisuke Ueki, Tochigi
Toshihiko Wakabayashi, Aichi*
Kazunari Yoshida, Tokyo
Toshiki Yoshimine, Osaka
*Members of working committee
International Advisory Board
Kenneth D. Aldape, Texas, USA
Mitchel S. Berger, California, USA
Mark Bernstein, Toronto, Canada
Peter McL Black, Massachusetts, USA
Peter C. Burger, Maryland, USA
Webster K. Cavenee, California, USA
Zhongping Chen, Guangzhou, China
Yong Gu Chung, Korea
Asao Hirano, New York, USA
Hee Won Jung, Korea
Johan M. Kros, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Robert L. Martuza, Massachusetts, USA
Hiroko Ohgaki, Lyon, France
Torsten Pietsch, Bonn, Germany
James T. Rutka, Toronto, Canada
Michael D. Taylor, Toronto, Canada
Shiguang Zhao, Harbin, China
Managing Editor
Hayato Ikota, Gunma

Review Board

Yasuo Aihara, Tokyo
Jiro Akimoto, Tokyo
Yoshiki Arakawa, Kyoto
Kenichiro Asano, Aomori
Nobuaki Funata, Tokyo
Mitsuhiro Hasegawa, Aichi
Hirofumi Hirano, Kagoshima
Akira Hododuka, Hokkaido
Taku Homma, Tokyo
Tomotsugu Ichikawa, Okayama
Shogo Ishiuchi, Okinawa
Hitoshi Izumiyama, Tokyo
Shuichi Izumoto, Hyogo
Teruyoshi Kageji, Tokushima
Akiyoshi Kakita, Niigata
Takakazu Kawamata, Tokyo
Masanori Kurimoto, Toyama
Akira Kurose, Aomori
Motohiko Maruno, Osaka
Yoshihiro Muragaki, Tokyo
Kazuki Nabeshima, Fukuoka
Mitsutoshi Nakada, Ishikawa
Yasuaki Nakajima, Kyoto
Hideo Nakamura, Kumamoto
Satoshi Nakasu, Shiga
Yoshitaka Narita, Tokyo
Ryou Nishikawa, Saitama
Hiroshi Nishioka, Tokyo
Hidehiro Oka, Kanagawa
Kazufumi Sato, Fukui
Junji Shibahara, Tokyo
Masayuki Shintaku, Osaka
Yukihiko Sonoda, Miyagi
Nobuo Sugo, Tokyo
Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Miyagi
Satoshi Suzuki, Fukuoka
Osamu Tachibana, Ishikawa
Jun Takahashi, Osaka
Shingo Takano, Ibaraki
Hitoshi Tsugu, Fukuoka
Shigeru Tsunoda, Osaka
Tetsuya Ueba, Kochi
Yuji Uematsu, Wakayama
Kazuo Washiyama, Niigata
Mika Watanabe, Miyagi
Takao Watanabe, Tokyo
Fumiyuki Yamasaki, Hiroshima
Hirohito Yano, Gifu
Hideaki Yokoo, Gunma