Pediatric brain tumors

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dec. 05, 2024

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are working to find new ways to diagnose and treat pediatric brain tumors.

Investigators in the Children's Research Center at Mayo Clinic study preventive care, early diagnosis and intervention, and new treatments for childhood illnesses and conditions.

Mayo Clinic researchers collaborate with researchers at other institutions through professional organizations and partnerships. Mayo Clinic is a member of the Children's Oncology Group and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. These partnerships with physicians and researchers from around the nation and the world aid in finding the causes of pediatric cancer and help develop more-effective treatments for children with brain tumors and other types of cancer.

Publications

See a list of publications about pediatric brain tumors by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors treatment overview (PDQ) — Patient version. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/child-brain-treatment-pdq. Accessed Aug. 17, 2023.
  2. Brain tumor. Cancer.Net. https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/brain-tumor/view-all. Accessed Aug. 17, 2023.
  3. Lau C, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of central nervous system tumors in children. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Aug. 17, 2023.
  4. Orkin SH, et al., eds. Tumors of the brain and spinal cord. In: Nathan and Oski's Hematology and Oncology of Infancy and Childhood. 8th ed. Saunders; 2015. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Aug. 17, 2023.
  5. Lau C, et al. Overview of the management of central nervous system tumors in children. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Aug. 17, 2023.
  6. Lumbar puncture. RadiologyInfo.org. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/spinaltap. Accessed Sept. 6, 2023.
  7. Tepper JE, et al., eds. Central nervous system tumors in children. In: Gunderson & Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Sept. 5, 2023.
  8. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). RadiologyInfo.org. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/stereotactic. Accessed Sept. 6, 2023.
  9. Children with cancer: A guide for parents. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/guide-for-parents. Accessed Sept. 6, 2023.
  10. Locations. Children's Oncology Group. https://childrensoncologygroup.org/locations. Accessed Sept. 6, 2023.
  11. Member institutions. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/home/member-institutions. Accessed Sept. 6, 2023.