Article
Advances in the molecular classification of pediatric brain tumors: a guide to the galaxy.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jul 2020
Cacciotti Chantel, Fleming Adam, Ramaswamy Vijay
Abstract excerpt
Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumor in pediatrics, accounting for approximately 25% of all childhood cancers, and the second most common pediatric malignancy after leukemia. CNS tumors can be associated with significant morbidity, even those classified as low grade. Mortality from CNS tumors is disproportionately high compared to other childhood malignancies, although surgery,...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebellar Neoplasms
- Ependymoma
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glioma
- Humans
- Medulloblastoma
- Neoplasm Grading
- Phenotype