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Tumours of the Central Nervous System

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Cancer in Children

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Abstract

Brain tumours form a major part of paediatric oncology practice, being the most common type of solid tumour and the second most common form of malignant disease in children aged under 14 years. However, regarding these tumors as a category is a gross oversimplification which is not particularly helpful in terms of patient management or in terms of research and development. They show wide diversity regarding the tissue of origin, site of occurrence within the central nervous system (CNS) and natural history in terms of growth rate and tumour dissemination. Brain tumours occur from the neonatal period to adolescence, and the effects that they have, and thus their clinical picture, are very much influenced by the age of the child at presentation.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis, Div. of Paediatrics Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, rm F8-239, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. Voûte

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Beatson Oncology Centre, Western Infirmary, G11 6NT, Glasgow, UK

    Ann Barrett

  3. Service de Pédiatrie, Institut Gustave Roussy, Rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805, Villejuif Cedex, France

    Jean Lemerle

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Tait, D.M., Bailey, C.C., Cameron, M.M. (1992). Tumours of the Central Nervous System. In: Voûte, P.A., Barrett, A., Lemerle, J. (eds) Cancer in Children. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84722-6_17

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