Although CNS tumors are rare, they are a significant cause of cancer morbidity and mortality,
especially in children and young adults where they respectively account for approximately …

Although the neurofibromatoses consist of at least three autosomal dominantly inherited
disorders, neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis …

Abstract Purpose of Review: Pediatric brain tumors differ from those arising in adulthood.
This article discusses the presentation, location, histology, new molecular understanding …

Primary brain tumors account for~ 1% of new cancer cases and~ 2% of cancer deaths in the
United States; however, they are the most commonly occurring solid tumors in children …

High-throughput genomic technologies have shed light on the biologic heterogeneity of
several pediatric brain tumors. The biology of the four common pediatric brain tumors …

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 …

Background Cancer is a leading cause of death by disease among children and
adolescents in the United States. This study updates cancer incidence rates and trends …

BACKGROUND There has been speculation that increasing trends in incidence of
childhood central nervous system tumors and infant neuroblastoma in the United States …

Childhood brain tumors are the most common pediatric solid tumor and include several
histologic subtypes. Although progress has been made in improving survival rates for some …

Twenty thousand new primary central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms are diagnosed
each year in the United States. CNS tumors are the second most frequent malignancy of …