DIVISION OF NEUROPATHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY

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Division of Neuropathology
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Room A506 PUH
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-647-9417

NEUROPATHOLOGY TRAINING MANUAL

Educational Objectives
Pediatric Tumors of the CNS

  1. Know the most common type and location of pediatric brain tumors
  2. Know the two most common clinical presentations
  3. Know the differential diagnosis of CNS lesions causing seizures in children
  4. Know the differential diagnosis of supratentorial pediatric brain tumors
  5. Know the pediatric CNS neoplasms that are not usually biopsied before treatment
Path Department