Intraventrikulární tumory u dětí

• Title in English: Intraventricular tumors in children
• Authors: SKOTÁKOVÁ Jarmila; CHARVATOVÁ Marcela; MACH Vlastirad; ŠENKYŘÍK Jan; VENTRUBA Jiří; MACKERLE Zdeněk; PAVELKA Zdeněk; ZITTERBART Karel
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Česká radiologie
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Oncology and hematology
• Keywords: intraventricular CNS tumors; children; MRI
• Description: Central nervous system tumors (CNS) account 20-25% of all malignancies in children under 15 years of age. They are the main cause of death in pediatrie oncology patients. Approximately 30% of CNS tumors occur under 5 years of age, 70-75% are found under 10 years of age. 60% are found in posterior fossa: medulloblastoma, low-grade astrocytoma, ependymoma. The article is directed to intraventricular tumors in children using neuroimaging.