title: [Pediatric intracranial tumors : Principles of diagnostics and treatment].
abstract: Pediatric intracranial tumors account for approximately 24% of childhood malignancies. Pathological entities and their frequencies differ significantly from adult intracranial tumors and have age-specific differences in the pediatric population itself. In Germany treatment and diagnosis must be carried out according to ongoing multicenter trials for therapy optimization and registers of the Gesellschaft für pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie (GPOH, Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology) in specialized centers for pediatric oncology. In addition to the articles in this issue which focus on the radiological aspects of the different entities, this article provides an overview of the principles of diagnostics and treatment of pediatric intracranial tumors.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Furtwängler
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000592:standards*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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