What is the most common type of brain tumor in children?
Disease description:
My child has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, which is extremely distressing. I would like to know: What is the most common type of pediatric brain tumor?
Doctor's answer (2)
Dr. Shi Jizhou
Hello, pediatric brain tumors refer to intracranial tumors in children. They rank second in incidence among all childhood cancers and are thus relatively common. The most frequent types of pediatric intracranial tumors are gliomas and neuroepithelial tumors. Other common types include medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, and germ cell tumors. Among these, only craniopharyngioma is benign; all the others are malignant. We hope this information is helpful to you. Wishing you a happy and healthy life!
