T. Ajithkumar, T. Boterberg, E. Cheesman, F. D’Arco, K. Dieckmann, M. Gaze, G. Horan, G. Janssens, R. Kortmann, N. Thorp, G. Whitfield
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Chapter 6 discusses brain tumours, the commonest solid neoplasms of children and young people, which account for about one-quarter of all malignancies in this age group. There are many different varieties: medulloblastomas and other embryonal tumours, and low- and high-grade gliomas, form the commonest categories. Craniopharyngiomas, ependymomas, intracranial germ cell tumours, and other rare types are less frequently encountered. Most brain and spinal tumours are treated with a multimodality schedule comprising surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The place of radiotherapy in the management of central nervous system tumours is described in detail.
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