Clinical features management and outcomes of paediatric central nervous system tumours disseminated and nondisseminated at presentation: a fourteen-year experience

摘要

BACKGROUNDIt is unusual for paediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumours to be disseminated at presentation, and literature on the clinical features, management and outcomes of this specific group is scarce. Surgical management decisions can be challenging, particularly in the presence of hydrocephalus. We present our experience in managing paediatric CNS tumours disseminated and nondisseminated at presentation over fourteen years.