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jparksx

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A nurse is preparing to teach about brain tumors. Which information should the nurse include? The most common type of brain tumor in children is:
 
  a. Neuroblastoma
  b. Astrocytoma
  c. Meningioma
  d. Germ cell

Question 2

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



memslove

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Astrocytoma is the most common type of brain tumor in children.

Answer to Question 2

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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