title: Tumors of the midbrain.
abstract: Focal midbrain tumors in childhood are usually low-grade astrocytomas amenable to surgical resection. Small lesions presenting only with hydrocephalus are best treated by cerebrospinal fluid diversion without biopsy or surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Vandertop
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery