Posterior Fossa Tumors: Special Issue

This edition of APN is entirely dedicated to posterior fossa tumors. Very common in the daily routine pediatric neurosurgeons, these tumors remain one most challenging pathologies we must face. The importance and complexity anatomical structures fossa, associated with enormous histological variety neoplastic lesions this region, make its therapeutic approach difficult even more challenging. degree surgical resection plays a determining role prognosis cure possibilities for children tumors; on other hand, gross total related much feared cerebellar mutism syndrome, serious cognitive behavioral sequelae. Every neurosurgeon's nightmare, subject deserves special attention our edition. Ballestero Juca review literature, discuss concepts mutism, predisposing factors, pathophysiology, available treatments.
 However, prevention after essential. In addition excellent mastery microneurosurgery techniques in-depth knowledge neurosurgeons use all advanced technologies protect their patients obtain best results. Therefore, Kodangeski Pinheiro electrophysiological monitoring during surgeries Ahmed also emphasizes neuronavigation surgeries, as significant tool reduce morbidity mortality.
 Around 70 90% present hydrocephalus. treatment hydrocephalus before, or tumor very controversial subject, different approaches among groups. Mandic retrospectively applies success scores endoscopic third ventriculocysternostomy group analyzes efficiency.
 Costa pays ependymomas. Despite explosion genomic epigenomic recent decades, surgery still an essential because main objective represents great technical challenge neurosurgeon.
 Besides medulloblastomas, astrocytoma ependymomas, rarely types can involve should be considered differential diagnosis lesions. Lopez presents clinical cases choroid plexus papilloma Rabelo Rodrigues reviews hemangioblastomas found literature.
 Even though are predominant preschool school age, Dassi series under two years highlighting characteristics strategies age group.
 final result set articles that highlight challenges treatment. Although intracranial childhood part every neurosurgery service, war against those has not been definitively won. We lack greater understanding, exchange experiences increasingly necessary. hope help readers battles.
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