Optic/Visual Pathway Gliomas
10.1055/b-0034-79104 Optic/Visual Pathway GliomasRobert A. Avery, John S. Myseros, and Roger J. Packer Low-grade gliomas confined to the optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tracts, and vision pathways posterior to the…
Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-79116 Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial TumorsTene A. Cage, Tarik Tihan, and Nalin Gupta Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) were first described by Daumas-Duport et al1 in 1988. Based on a review of 39…
Oligodendrogliomas
10.1055/b-0034-79113 OligodendrogliomasSimon J. Hanft, Randy D′Amico, and Richard C.E. Anderson Oligodendrogliomas are rare, diffusely infiltrating brain tumors that arise most often in the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres.1 The…
Extraneural Metastasis
10.1055/b-0034-79119 Extraneural MetastasisDavid F. Jimenez and John R. Floyd II Metastasis of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors to locations outside the craniospinal axis is uncommon. Although the true incidence…
Choroid Plexus Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-79111 Choroid Plexus TumorsRichard G. Ellenbogen and Daniel J. Donovan Choroid plexus tumors in children are rare and interesting tumors. They arise from the neuroepithelial lining of the ventricular choroid…
Pituitary Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-79108 Pituitary TumorsErin N. Kiehna, Edward R. Laws Jr., and John A. Jane Jr. Pituitary tumors are relatively uncommon pediatric brain tumors, accounting for only 2 to 6% of tumors…
Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-79107 Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorsSunil Bhat, Verity Ann Ahern, and Stewart J. Kellie Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) of the central nervous system (CNS) are a diverse group of malignant embryonal…
Craniopharyngiomas
10.1055/b-0034-79106 CraniopharyngiomasJeffrey H. Wisoff and Robert E. Elliott Craniopharyngiomas constitute approximately 3% of all intracranial neoplasms.1,2 They are the most common nonglial tumor of childhood, accounting for 6 to 9%…
Supratentorial Astrocytomas
10.1055/b-0034-79103 Supratentorial AstrocytomasIan F. Pollack Historical Context Gliomas account for the majority of supratentorial tumors in childhood.1 In contrast to the situation in adults, low-grade gliomas are substantially more common…
Supratentorial Ependymomas
10.1055/b-0034-79105 Supratentorial EpendymomasMichael DeCuypere, Paul Klimo Jr., Robert A. Sanford, and Frederick A. Boop Tumors of the ependyma are the third most prevalent primary brain malignancy in children, after astrocytomas…
