Reith W, Hagen T
Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar.
Radiologe. 2007 Jun;47(6):501-12. doi: 10.1007/s00117-007-1520-x.
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.
每年有400名儿童罹患脑肿瘤。这些是儿科患者中最常见的实体瘤。它们代表了一组非常异质性的肿瘤，具有不同的临床症状、病理、治疗方法和预后。CT和MRI等成像方式对诊断和治疗后的随访很重要。儿童脑肿瘤占所有脑肿瘤的15%至20%。中枢神经系统肿瘤是仅次于白血病的第二常见肿瘤。幕下和幕上肿瘤的发生率相等，然而，发病年龄存在差异：幕上肿瘤在生命的头2至3年内更常发生，而幕下肿瘤在4至10岁之间达到高峰。10岁以后，幕下和幕上肿瘤的发生率相等。
