Pediatric brain tumors: Origins, epidemiology, and classification - The 2022 Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium meeting report

Clin Neuropathol. 2023 Mar-Apr;42(2):74-80. doi: 10.5414/NP301520.

Abstract

The Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) is an international organization that fosters collaboration among scientists focused on understanding the epidemiology of brain tumors with interests ranging from the etiology of brain tumor development and outcomes to the control of morbidity and mortality. The 2022 annual BTEC meeting with the theme "Pediatric Brain Tumors: Origins, Epidemiology, and Classification" was held in Lyon, France on June 20 - 22, 2022. Scientists from North America and Europe presented recent research and progress in the field. The meeting content is summarized in this report.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms* / classification
  • Brain Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Brain Neoplasms* / etiology
  • Child
  • Humans