True statement regarding rain Tumor in children is -
Mostly is infratentorial
Papilledema is rare
Is the most common tumour in children
Hydrocephalus is rare
Brain tumors in children

Brain tumors are the second most common malignancy of childhood next only to leukemia.
Brain tumors are the most common solid cancer of childhood.


Over two-thirds of brain tumors are infratentoterial.


Most of these tumor occur near the midline -> commonly obstruct CSF circulation and cause hydrocephalus early in disease. These can also cause I ICT and papilledema (In infants papilIedema may be absent because of open sutures and bulging fontanelle).
There is age related differences in primary location of tumor -


Infant (Is' year of life)     -        4 Mostly supratentorial, most common are choroidal plexus tumor and teratoma
1-10 years            -              Mostly infratentorial, most common are medulloblastoma and cerebellar astrocytoma (juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma).
After 10 years        -           mostly supratentorial, most common is diffUse astrocytoma.