Pediatric Neuro-oncology

Katrin Scheinemann

Division of Hematology/Oncology,

Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland

Claudiusstrasse 6

9006 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Eric Bouffet

Department of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital

for Sick Children, University of Toronto,

555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G1X8

Introduction.- Presentation of Central Nervous System Tumors.- Epidemiology of Pediatric Primary Central Nervous System Tumors.- Pediatric Neuroimaging.- Neurosurgery.- Pathological Features of Common Pediatric Brain Tumors.- Basic Science of Pediatric Brain Tumors.- Cancer Predisposition in Children with Brain Tumors.- Low Grade Glioma In Children And Adolescents.- Pediatric High Grade Glioma.- Diffuse Midline Glioma - Pons.- Medulloblastoma.- Rare Embryonal Brain tumors.- Ependymoma.- Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors (CNS-GCT).- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors.- Craniopharyngioma.- Rare Tumours Of The Central Nervous System In Childhood.- Radiotherapy.- Chemotherapy. Targeted Therapies in Paediatric Brain Tumours.- High dose chemotherapy/ stem cell transplantation (HDSCT).- Supportive Care.- Long-Term Sequelae.- Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.- Quality of Life.- Palliative Care for Children with Central Nervous System Tumors.- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology in Countries with Limited Resources.- The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Pediatric Neurooncology.- The Role of Allied Health Care Professionals in the Care of Paediatric Brain Tumour Patients and their Families.- Our On-line Connection.- The role of social media in the lives of our pediatric neuro-oncology population and their families; and where we intersect.- Neurofibromatosis Type I and Neurofibromatosis Type II.- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Care in the COVID-19 Era.