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06/24/2014 04:43 AM EDT
06/24/2014 04:43 AM EDT
06/24/2014 04:43 AM EDT
06/24/2014 04:43 AM EDT
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06/24/2014 04:43 AM EDT
Brain tumors are abnormal growths inside the skull. They are among the most common types of childhood cancers. Some are benign tumors, which aren't cancer. They can still be serious. Malignant tumors are cancerous.
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors can cause headaches and other symptoms. However, other conditions can also cause the same symptoms. Check with a doctor if your child has any of the following problems:
- Morning headache or headache that goes away after vomiting
- Frequent nausea and vomiting
- Vision, hearing, and speech problems
- Loss of balance or trouble walking
- Unusual sleepiness
- Personality changes
- Seizures
- Increased head size in infants
The symptoms are not the same in every child.
Doctors use physical and neurological exams, lab tests, and imaging to diagnose brain tumors. Most childhood brain tumors are diagnosed and removed in surgery.
Treatment for children is sometimes different than for an adult. Long-term side effects are an important issue. The options also depend on the type of tumor and where it is. Removal of the tumor is often possible. If not, radiation, chemotherapy, or both may be used.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Childhood Brain Tumorsis the National Cancer Institute
Start Here
- General Information about Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- What Are Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children?(American Cancer Society)
Overviews
- Adolescent and Pediatric Brain Tumors(American Brain Tumor Association)
- Brain Tumors (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- General Information About Staging Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
- How Are Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society)
- Stages of Childhood Astrocytomas(National Cancer Institute)
- Stages of Childhood Brain Stem Glioma(National Cancer Institute)
- Staging Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
Treatment
- Chemotherapy (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Radiation Therapy (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Treatment of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Childhood Brain Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Craniopharyngioma)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Option Overview (Childhood Ependymoma)(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Options for Childhood Astrocytomas(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Options for Childhood Brain Stem Glioma(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Options for Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors and Childhood Pineoblastoma(National Cancer Institute)
- Treatment Options for Childhood Craniopharyngioma(National Cancer Institute)
Prevention/Screening
- What Are the Risk Factors for Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children?(American Cancer Society)
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Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Follow-Up Treatment and Rehabilitation(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
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Specific Conditions
- Choroid Plexus(American Brain Tumor Association)
- Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- General Information about Childhood Ependymoma(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information About Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information about Childhood Astrocytomas(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information about Childhood Brain Stem Glioma(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information about Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information about Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- General Information about Childhood Craniopharyngioma(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
- Medulloblastoma -- Childhood(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
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Related Issues
- At the Hospital(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
- Education Issues(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
- Educational Late Effects(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
- Going Home(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
- Palliative Care(CureSearch for Children's Cancer)
- Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents(National Cancer Institute)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Craniotomy - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
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Videos
- Closure of Dural Defects after Tumor Resection: Effective Use of Sealants and Collagen Duraplasty(OR-Live) - Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 4/20/2011
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Financial Issues
- Advice for Dealing with Your Insurance Company(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Childhood Brain Tumors(National Institutes of Health)
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Research
- Childhood Cancers(National Cancer Institute)
- What's New in Research and Treatment for Brain Tumors in Children?(American Cancer Society)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Phase I trial of a novel anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody, Hu14.18K322A,...
- Article: A retrospective analysis of recurrent intracranial ependymoma.
- Article: Central neurogenic hyperventilation and renal tubular acidosis in children with...
- Childhood Brain Tumors -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Brain Tumor Dictionary(American Brain Tumor Association)
- Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
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Directories
- Brain Tumor Survivor Late Effects Clinics(Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
- Find a Cancer Doctor(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- NCI Designated Cancer Centers(National Cancer Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
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Organizations
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Newsletters(Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation)
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Statistics
- Survival Rates for Selected Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors(American Cancer Society)
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Patient Handouts
- After chemotherapy - discharge
- Also available in Spanish
- Brain surgery
- Also available in Spanish
- Brain surgery - discharge
- Also available in Spanish
- Brain tumor - children
- Also available in Spanish
- Eating extra calories when you are sick - children
- Also available in Spanish
- Head MRI
- Also available in Spanish
- Stereotactic radiosurgery - discharge
- Also available in Spanish
- Understanding Chemotherapy(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
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