title: [Intracranial tumors in pediatric patients].
abstract: Every year, 400 children suffer from a brain tumor. These are the most frequent solid tumors in the pediatric patient. They represent a very heterogenic group of tumors with different clinical symptoms, pathology, therapy and prognosis. Imaging modalities such as CT and MRI are important for the diagnosis and follow-up after therapy. Brain tumors in children are responsible for 15-20% of all brain tumors. Tumors of the central nervous system are the second most common tumors after leukemia. Infra- and supratentorial tumors occur in equal number, however, there are differences in the age of occurrence: supratentorial tumors occur more often within the first 2-3 years of life, whereas infratentorial tumors reach there peak between 4 and 10 years. After the tenth year, infra- and supratentorial tumors occur with equal frequency.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar. nrreith@uniklinik-saarland.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reith
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*