Posterior Cerebral Fossa Tumors in Children: About 323 Cases and Literature Review
BADACHE K., HABCHI N., SELLAMI A. and DJAAFER M.
Neurosurgery Department Mustapha Pacha University Hospital – Algiers-Algeria
*Corresponding Author: BADACHE K., Neurosurgery Department , Mustapha Pacha University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
Abstract:
Tumors of the posterior cerebral fossa are common in children, often located intra-axially. Common types include medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, and cerebellar ependymoma. Diagnosis is based on clinical neuroimaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging and histology. Between 2005 and 2020, 323 cases of posterior cerebral fossa tumors in children were treated in the neurosurgery departments of the Ali Ait Idir Health Hospital Establishment and Mustapha BACHA University Hospital Center. The average age of patients is 7 years old. 144 children were treated for medulloblastoma, 129 for astrocytoma, and 50 for ependymoma over a 15-year period. Indeed, advancements in anesthesia, surgical techniques, adjuvant treatments, and molecular biology have significantly improved the prognosis of tumors.
Keywords: Tumors of the posterior cerebral fossa, surgical techniques, adjuvant treatments