Incidence and survival of children with central nervous system primitive tumors in the French National Registry of Childhood Solid Tumors

摘要

BackgroundCentral nervous system (CNS) tumors are the second most common childhood malignancy. The French National Registry of Childhood Solid Tumors (NRCST) makes it possible to describe this variety of distinct tumor types and to provide incidence and survival data in France on a nationwide basis.