Pediatric cerebellar medulloblastoma and extraneural metastases: a case study.
Brain tumors, the most common solid tumors affecting children, account for nearly 20% of all pediatric neoplasms. They occur second in incidence only to leukemia and are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children under 15 years of age. Of the many different brain tumors, medulloblastoma is one of the most common, accounting for 20% of all intracranial neoplasm. Once a reportable event, extraneural metastases of this tumour now occur at a rate of 7% and reports suggest the prevalence may be increasing. These children represent a major therapeutic challenge, that for optimal results require the coordinated efforts of a multidisciplinary approach. The nurse may play a vital role in the mobilization and coordination of many specialists. The intent of this case study is to highlight the essential link in the role of the nurse as a facilitator, coordinator and liaison, within the context of caring for a child with a malignant brain tumour.
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000556:secondary; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000556:secondary