Management of Hydrocephalus in Children with Posterior Fossa Tumors: Role of Tumor Surgery

Abstract

An 87% cure rate of HC by tumor resection alone in children with posterior fossa astrocytoma warrants no change in treatment strategy. However, the low cure rate of HC by tumor resection alone in patients with medulloblastoma and ependymoma raises the issue of whether these patients would benefit from preresection ETV.