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Nonmalignant
pediatric brain tumors
Rashidi M, DaSilva VR, Minagar A, Rutka JT
Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University
of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
Brain tumors are the most common solid neoplasms in the pediatric
population.
Each year in the United States, approximately 1500 to 2000 children are affected
by one of these tumors.
About 50% of pediatric brain tumors are malignant.
Nonmalignant pediatric brain tumors comprise an eclectic group of pathologic
entities that have fascinating clinical features.
Many of these tumors demonstrate a favorable prognosis.
In this report, we review the epidemiology, histopathology, genetics, clinical
presentation, neuroimaging, and treatment of the common nonmalignant pediatric
brain tumors, including low grade astrocytomas (such as cerebellar astrocytoma
and optic pathway glioma), subependymal giant cell astrocytomas, central
neurocytomas, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, choroid plexus papilloma,
and craniopharyngioma.
Advances in the therapeutic management of patients with these tumors have
considerably improved their prognosis.
PMID: 12691624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12691624&dopt=Abstract
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