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Pediatric Tumors of the Central Nervous System: Cytopathology

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Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are the most common solid neoplasms in childhood. Unlike in adults, the proportion of tumors located in the posterior fossa is high in children, accounting for approximately 30% of all CNS neoplasms [1]. In the pediatric population, tumors frequently arise in midline structures, including optic chiasm, suprasellar region, cerebellar vermis, brainstem, thalamus, and pineal region. Histologically, pediatric tumors of the CNS encompass three main subgroups: gliomas, embryonal tumors, and ependymal tumors. Among gliomas, low-grade neoplasms represent the majority. High-grade gliomas are less frequent than in adults.

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    Živa Pohar Marinšek

  3. Department of Pathology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Henryk A Domanski

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Vasiljevic, A. (2018). Pediatric Tumors of the Central Nervous System: Cytopathology. In: Klijanienko, J., Pohar Marinšek, Ž., Domanski, H. (eds) Small Volume Biopsy in Pediatric Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61027-6_10

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