Paldino Michael J, Faerber Eric N, Poussaint Tina Young
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Radiol Clin North Am. 2011 Jul;49(4):589-616, v. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2011.05.011.
Primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are the second most common neoplasms in children and the leading cause of death in this patient population. The primary objective of this article is to describe the most common pediatric brain tumors and to offer an overview of their respective imaging features, primarily on magnetic resonance imaging. Precise anatomic characterization is essential for developing an appropriate differential diagnosis. Once equipped with this critical information, physicians should be better able to make firm diagnoses, leading to improved disease management and patient outcomes in the setting of CNS tumors of childhood.
中枢神经系统（CNS）原发性肿瘤是儿童中第二常见的肿瘤，也是该患者群体的主要死因。本文的主要目的是描述最常见的儿童脑肿瘤，并概述其各自的影像学特征，主要是磁共振成像方面的特征。精确的解剖学特征描述对于制定合适的鉴别诊断至关重要。一旦掌握了这些关键信息，医生应能更好地做出明确诊断，从而在儿童中枢神经系统肿瘤的情况下改善疾病管理和患者预后。
