childhood brain tumors
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and unfortunately many subtypes continue to have a suboptimal long-term outcome. Pediatric brain tumors are the most common type of solid childhood cancer and only second to leukemia as a cause of pediatric malignancies. Pin On Brain Tumor Awareness The types of brain tumors most common in children are not the same as those most common in adults. . A brain tumour is a collection of cells that have grown in an uncontrolled way. Read our overview of childhood brain tumors or learn about specific types of brain tumors below. If the scan shows a brain tumor the next step is a neurosurgical consultation. Approximately 10-15 of childhood brain tumours in the UK are a type of high-grade astrocytoma called a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma DIPG. About 400 children in the UK develop brain tumours each year. Fewer Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumours PNET medulloblastoma Childr...