The nursing educator on a neurological unit is conducting a brief in-service on glial cell tumors

The educator tells the nurses that the most common type of glioma is an astrocytoma and that astrocytomas are graded from I to IV, indicating the degree of malignancy. What is the tumor's grading based on?
A) Cellular density, number of cells, and appearance
B) Size of cells, number of cells, and appearance
C) Cellular density, cell mitosis, and appearance
D) Cell mitosis, size of cells, and appearance


C

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