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Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Patient VersionHealth Professional VersionEn españolLast Modified: 04/03/2008



Description






Stage Explanation






Treatment Option Overview






Childhood Medulloblastoma






Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma






Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma






Childhood Brain Stem Glioma







Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma






Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma






Childhood Craniopharyngioma






Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor






Spinal Cord Tumors






Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma






Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma






Recurrent Childhood Brain Tumor






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