Posterior Fossa Tumor
Alternate Names : Brainstem Glioma, Infratentorial Brain Tumors
DefinitionThis is a tumor (abnormal growth) located in or near the posterior fossa (a depression on the interior, back portion of the base of the skull, near the cerebellum part of the brain).
Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Most tumors of the posterior fossa are primary brain cancers, which originate in the brain, rather than spreading from elsewhere in the body.
They have no known cause or risk factors associated with them.
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