Brain Tumors
Childhood brain tumors are a group of diseases characterized by the
abnormal growth of tissue in the skull. Brain tumors can be benign
(without cancer cells) or malignant (contains cancer cells). Other than
leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumors are one of the most common types of
cancer to occur in children.
If your child has symptoms that may be caused by a brain tumor, his/her
doctor may order a computed tomographic (CT) scan and/or a magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) scan.
Brain tumors are grouped according to their location, appearance and behavior
of the tumor tissue. Infratentorial tumors are those that occur in the lower
part of the brain.
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