With the strong associations established in epidemiologic studies and a dearth of evidence on the actual mechanisms by which ...

Pediatric brain tumours are abnormal cell growths that develop due to genetic alteration in the normal cells in the brain. These tumours can exert pressure on surrounding brain structures, causing ...

They grow rapidly and can spread to areas near the original tumor and to other areas in the brain. Astrocytomas are the most common type of glioma, accounting for about half of all childhood brain ...

Nowhere has this been more true than in the grading of astrocytomas. In spite of the fact that our parents warned us not to judge a book by its cover, we have continued to assume that adult and ...