TYK239
Choose the correct statement:
a) As opposed to adults, pediatric brain tumors are usually supratentorial
b) Treatment for medulloblastoma is resection, radiation and chemotherapy
c) Chiasmatic and hypothalamic gliomas are associated with neurofibromatosis type II
d) Astrocytoma is the most common malignant CNS tumor. It is more common in males versus females, and its incidence peaks at four years of age.
Answer
Answer b. Treatment for medulloblastoma is resection, radiation and chemotherapy. As opposed to adults, pediatric brain tumors are usually infratentorial. Chiasmatic and hypothalamic gliomas are associated with neurofibromatosis type I. Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant CNS tumor. It is more common in males versus female, and its incidence peaks at four years of age.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.