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What are intracranial tumors in children?

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➢Intracranial tumors are the most frequent solid tumors of the child ➢occupy the second position of the malignant affections of the child after the ➢There is a peak frequency between 4 and 8 years. ➢Infratentorial locations are by far the most frequent, except when occurring in the first weeks where supratentorial topographies predominate. ➢On the supratentorial level, the most frequent histological types are gliomas, ependymomas, craniopharyngioma. ➢The most common tumors at the sub-tentorial level are pilocytic astrocytoma (low-grade glial tumor) and medulloblastoma.


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