What is the most common location of brain tumors in children?

a. Above the cerebellum
b. In the posterior fossa
c. In the anterior cerebrum
d. In the ventricular lining


ANS: B
Two thirds of all pediatric brain tumors are found in the posterior fossa, not above the cerebel-lum, in the cerebrum, or in the ventricular lining.

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