Identifying brain tumours in children and young adults

SUMMARY POINTS Each week in the United Kingdom, 10 children and young people are diagnosed with a brain tumour An average general practice sees a new childhood cancer every six years; a quarter of these will be brain tumours Earlier diagnosis of brain tumours in children and young adults improves lo...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2013-10, Vol.347 (7928), p.27-30
Main Authors: Wilne, S H, Dineen, R A, Dommett, R M, Chu, T P C, Walker, D A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Astrocytoma
Brain cancer
Brain neoplasms
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - therapy
Brain research
Brain tumors
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Chemoradiotherapy
Child
Child development
Children
Children & youth
CLINICAL REVIEW
Cysts
Early Diagnosis
Education
Endocrine system
Ependymoma
Germ cells
Headache
Humans
Kidney cancer
Long term
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medical treatment
Neoplasia
Pediatrics
Primary care
Radiation therapy
Renal cell carcinoma
Risk Factors
Symptoms
Tumors
Vomiting
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:SUMMARY POINTS Each week in the United Kingdom, 10 children and young people are diagnosed with a brain tumour An average general practice sees a new childhood cancer every six years; a quarter of these will be brain tumours Earlier diagnosis of brain tumours in children and young adults improves long term outcomes Diagnosis requires recognition of the specific combinations of symptoms and signs seen with tumours in different areas of the brain and with raised intracranial pressure, followed by brain imaging The developmental stage of the child affects tumour presentation; young children may not be able to describe visual abnormalities and headache Include a focused history (looking for corroborative symptoms and risk factors) and assessment of vision, motor skills, growth, and puberty in children or young people who present with symptoms or signs suggestive of a brain tumour
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
0959-8146
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.f5844