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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 43, Issue 5 272-288, Copyright © 1993 by American Cancer Society

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Pediatric brain tumors

A. L. Albright
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Brain tumors are the second most common cancer of children. Although children with brain tumors have a better prognosis than adults, treatment presents special problems, including possible damage to the developing brain. This article reviews the classification, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric brain tumors.

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