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Childhood Brain Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
67384
Concept ID:
C0220603
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Neoplasms, Childhood; Childhood Brain Tumor; Childhood Neoplasm of Brain; Childhood Neoplasm of the Brain; Childhood Tumor of Brain; Childhood Tumor of the Brain; Pediatric Brain Neoplasm; Pediatric Brain Tumor; Pediatric Neoplasm of Brain; Pediatric Neoplasm of the Brain; Pediatric Tumor of Brain; Pediatric Tumor of the Brain

Definition

A benign or malignant, primary or metastatic neoplasm of the brain occurring in children. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood Brain Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fangusaro J, Jones DT, Packer RJ, Gutmann DH, Milde T, Witt O, Mueller S, Fisher MJ, Hansford JR, Tabori U, Hargrave D, Bandopadhayay P
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Pollack IF, Agnihotri S, Broniscer A
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019 Mar 1;23(3):261-273. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.PEDS18377. PMID: 30835699Free PMC Article
Millard NE, De Braganca KC
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Wells EM, Packer RJ
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Apr;21(2 Neuro-oncology):373-96. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000464176.96311.d1. PMID: 25837902

Diagnosis

Malbari F
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):829-845. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.005. PMID: 34215389
Ostrom QT, Adel Fahmideh M, Cote DJ, Muskens IS, Schraw JM, Scheurer ME, Bondy ML
Neuro Oncol 2019 Nov 4;21(11):1357-1375. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz123. PMID: 31301133Free PMC Article
Udaka YT, Packer RJ
Neurol Clin 2018 Aug;36(3):533-556. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2018.04.009. PMID: 30072070
Millard NE, De Braganca KC
J Child Neurol 2016 Oct;31(12):1341-53. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1177/0883073815600866. PMID: 26336203Free PMC Article
Wells EM, Packer RJ
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Apr;21(2 Neuro-oncology):373-96. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000464176.96311.d1. PMID: 25837902

Therapy

Onyije FM, Dolatkhah R, Olsson A, Bouaoun L, Deltour I, Erdmann F, Bonaventure A, Scheurer ME, Clavel J, Schüz J
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Packer RJ, Kilburn L
J Child Neurol 2020 Oct;35(12):791-798. Epub 2020 Jun 18 doi: 10.1177/0883073820931635. PMID: 32552173
Pollack IF, Agnihotri S, Broniscer A
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019 Mar 1;23(3):261-273. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.PEDS18377. PMID: 30835699Free PMC Article
Müller HL
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Prognosis

Ostrom QT, Price M, Ryan K, Edelson J, Neff C, Cioffi G, Waite KA, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Neuro Oncol 2022 Sep 6;24(Suppl 3):iii1-iii38. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac161. PMID: 36066969Free PMC Article
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Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2021 Nov 24;21(12):68. doi: 10.1007/s11910-021-01152-9. PMID: 34817716Free PMC Article
Malbari F
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):829-845. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.005. PMID: 34215389
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

Ajithkumar T, Avanzo M, Yorke E, Tsang DS, Milano MT, Olch AJ, Merchant TE, Dieckmann K, Mahajan A, Fuji H, Paulino AC, Timmermann B, Marks LB, Bentzen SM, Jackson A, Constine LS
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