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Imaging of brain tumors in the pediatric population
Journal article

Imaging of brain tumors in the pediatric population

G. Y. Luh and C. R. Bird
Neuroimaging clinics of North America, Vol.9(4)
1999

Abstract

astrocytoma brain tumor child choroid plexus tumor computer assisted tomography contrast enhancement craniopharyngioma diagnostic imaging ependymoma ganglioneuroma glioblastoma glioma hamartoma human hypothalamus tumor medulloblastoma neuroectoderm tumor nuclear magnetic resonance imaging oligodendroglioma pineal body tumor priority journal review tumor diagnosis tumor localization Age of Onset Brain Neoplasms Humans Incidence Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed World Health
Primary brain tumors are the most common solid tumor in children and the second most common cancer after leukemia and lymphoma to affect the pediatric population. The incidence, clinical presentation, imaging features, and treatment outcomes of various pediatric brain tumors are discussed.

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