28/03/2023
3 TYPES OF BRAIN TUMORS IN CHILDREN
The type of pediatric brain tumor is age dependent
1. Ages 0 - 4: medulloblastoma and other embryonal tumors arising from fetal cells in the brain. The most common.
2. Ages 5 - 9: pilocytic astrocytoma that affect the nerve cells.
3. Ages 10 - 15: malignant gliomas that originate in the brain. The most lethal.