%0 Journal Article
%T Spectrum of pediatric brain tumors in India: A multi-institutional study
%A Jain Ayushi
%A Sharma Mehar
%A Suri Vaishali
%A Kale Shashank
%J Neurology India
%D 2011
%I Medknow Publications
%X Background : Till date there is no published multi-institutional data regarding the epidemiological profile of pediatric brain tumors in India. Aim : The present retrospective study analyses the histological spectrum of pediatric age group brain tumors in seven tertiary care hospitals in India. Material and Methods : Data regarding frequencies of various primary brain tumors (diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification), in 3936 pediatric patients (<18 yrs of age), was collected from seven tertiary care hospitals in India.Results : The most common primary pediatric brain tumors were astrocytic tumors (34.7%), followed by medulloblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal tumors (22.4%), craniopharyngiomas (10.2%) and ependymal tumors (9.8%). The most common astrocytic tumor was pilocytic astrocytoma. In comparison to adults, oligodendrogliomas and lymphomas were rare in children. Conclusions : Our study is the first such report on the histological spectrum of brain tumors in children in India. Except for a slightly higher frequency of craniopharyngiomas, the histological profile of pediatric brain tumors in India is similar to that reported in the Western literature.
%K Astrocytoma
%K craniopharyngioma
%K epidemiology
%K medulloblastoma
%K pediatric brain tumor
%K World Health Organization classification
%U http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2011;volume=59;issue=2;spage=208;epage=211;aulast=Jain