title: Systemic staging of supratentorial extra-axial brain tumors in children. Craniopharyngiomas, atypical teratoma and teratoid tumors of the suprasellar region (germinomas), and intracranial teratomas.
abstract: A staging system has been proposed for the following tumors: craniopharyngiomas, germinomas, and intracranial teratomas. Various aspects of the specific pathologic and growth characteristics of the tumor determines such categorization and subclassification of the tumors. A brief analysis of the clinical aspects in reference to classification is presented. The suggested systems will need to be tested in clinical studies to determine their validity.
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*