Tom Curran
Kansas City, MO USA
About
Senior Vice President, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Children's Mercy Research Institute
Pediatrics, Oncology, Neurobiology, Medulloblastoma, Childhood Translational Research, Signal Transduction, Childhood Translational Research, Neuroscience
research
Interests
Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastomas comprises the vast majority of pediatric embryonal tumors and by definition arise in the posterior fossa, where they constitute approximately 40% of all posterior fossa tumors. Other forms of embryonal tumors each make up 2% or less of all childhood brain tumors.The clinical feature
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Central nervous system (CNS) atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a very rare, fast-growing tumor of the brain and spinal cord. It usually occurs in children aged three years and younger, although it can occur in older children and adults. About half of these tumors form in the cerebellum or
