Brain Stem Glioma - Childhood - Medical Illustrations
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a drawing of the brain stem and surrounding structures. Use the menu to see other pages.
Glioma
Brain Stem Glioma - Childhood - Statistics
ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of children and adolescents who will be diagnosed with brain stem glioma each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with tumor are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.
Brain Stem Glioma - Childhood - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about childhood brain stem glioma and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Brain Stem Glioma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
About the brain stem
Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma, Childhood Tumor - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma (DIG). Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Central Nervous System Tumors (Brain and Spinal Cord) - Childhood - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors (Brain and Spinal Cord). Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
What is neurofibromatosis type 2?
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), also called NF2-related schwannomatosis, is a hereditary condition most commonly associated with bilateral vestibular schwannomas, also known as acoustic neuromas. These are benign (noncancerous) tumors that occur on the nerves for balance and hearing leading to the inner ear. Although these tumors are benign, they can cause hearing and balance problems.
Brain Tumor - Diagnosis
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a brain tumor and learn the type of brain tumor. They also do tests to find out if it has spread to another part of the body from where it started. This is called metastasis and is rare for a primary brain tumor. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
Brain Tumor - Risk Factors
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing a brain tumor. Use the menu to see other pages.
Brain Tumor - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Brain Tumors. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Ependymoma - Childhood - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Ependymoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
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