Adults typically have brain tumors more often in which region?

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Adults typically have brain tumors more often in which region?

In adults, brain tumors are most often located in the supratentorial region, the area above the tentorium cerebelli that includes the cerebral hemispheres. The tentorium divides the brain into supratentorial and infratentorial (posterior fossa) compartments, and tumor patterns differ by age. In contrast to adults, children more commonly have infratentorial tumors in the posterior fossa (cerebellum and brainstem). So the best fit is the supratentorial region, with the posterior fossa being infratentorial and not the typical site in adults.

In adults, brain tumors are most often located in the supratentorial region, the area above the tentorium cerebelli that includes the cerebral hemispheres. The tentorium divides the brain into supratentorial and infratentorial (posterior fossa) compartments, and tumor patterns differ by age. In contrast to adults, children more commonly have infratentorial tumors in the posterior fossa (cerebellum and brainstem). So the best fit is the supratentorial region, with the posterior fossa being infratentorial and not the typical site in adults.

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