Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Clinic

Arkansas Children’s Brain Tumor Program provides comprehensive care for children of all ages that are affected by a range of brain and spinal tumors, including:

Possible Conditions

• Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
• Brainstem tumors, including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) and other lower grade tumors
• Choroid Plexus tumors
• Craniopharyngioma
• Ependymoma
• Germinoma and other germ cell tumors of the brain
• High-grade gliomas, including glioblastoma
• Low-grade gliomas, including pilocytic astrocytomas and optic pathway tumors
• Medulloblastoma and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs)
• Meningiomas
• Mixed glioneuronal tumors, such as gangliogliomas
• Spinal cord tumors
• Tumors associated with Neurofibromatosis Types 1 and 2, including plexiform neurofibromas and schwannomas
• Tumors associated with Tuberous Sclerosis, including Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytomas (SEGAs)