Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-Stage Information and Treatment of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Childhood Spinal Cord Tumors There is no uniformly accepted staging system for childhood primary spinal cord tumors. These tumors are classified and treated based on their location within the spinal cord and histology. Refer to the following PDQ summaries for more information on the staging and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood spinal cord tumors:

• Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment.
• Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment.
• Childhood Ependymoma Treatment.

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