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To investigate the demographic distribution, anatomical locations, and histological classifications of primary pediatric brain tumors in a large hospital-based cohort.

October 11, 2005CancerOpen Access

Primary pediatric brain tumors

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To investigate the demographic distribution, anatomical locations, and histological classifications of primary pediatric brain tumors in a large hospital-based cohort.
Retrospective review of institutional database records from 1975 to May 2004 involving N=986 patients under 18 years of age at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan.
Eligible cases required diagnostic neuroimaging confirmation, encompassing both histologically verified (n=842) and clinically diagnosed (n=44) tumors while excluding non-neoplastic cysts and vascular malformations.
The cohort had a mean age of 7.8 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.4:1, with supratentorial tumors predominating at 58.3% compared to 41.1% infratentorial tumors.
Among classified cases (n=886), the most prevalent neoplasms were astrocytic tumors (31.1%), germ cell tumors (14.0%), medulloblastomas (13.3%), craniopharyngiomas (8.3%), ependymal tumors (5.8%), and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (2.1%).

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Retrospective study observes high frequencies of astrocytic and germ cell tumors in pediatric patients, suggesting distinct regional tumor distribution patterns.

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Wong et al. (2005) studied this question.

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Retrospective study observes high frequencies of astrocytic and germ cell tumors in pediatric patients, suggesting distinct regional tumor distribution patterns.

Primary pediatric brain tumors

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