Preface -- I General Principles of Treatment in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors -- 1 History of Posterior fossa tumor surgery -- 2 Development of posterior fossa structures -- 3 Microsurgical anatomy of posterior fossa -- 4 Anatomical connections of cerebellum -- 5 Clinical presentation and neurological evaluation: Neuro-ophthalmology -- 6 Molecular biology -- 7 Radiation oncology -- II Surgical Approaches to Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors -- 8 Median suboccipital approach -- 9 Paramedian approach -- 10 Skull base approaches in children -- 11 Anterior skull base approaches to posteror fossa -- 12 Treatment of hydrocephalus in PFT -- 13 Intraoperative mapping and monitorisation of PFT -- III Pathologies in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors -- i. Medulloblastoma -- 14. Genetics of PFT -- 15 Radiology in Medulloblastoma -- 16 Surgery in Pediatric Medulloblastoma -- 17 Pathology in Medulloblastoma -- 18 Oncology in Medulloblastoma -- 19 Radiation in Medulloblastoma -- ii. Ependimoma -- 20 Genetics of Ependimoma -- 21 Radiology of Ependimoma -- 22 Surgery of Ependimoma - 23 Pathology of Ependimoma -- 24 Oncology of Ependimoma -- iii. Cerebellar astrocytoma -- 25 Genetics of Cerebellar astrocytoma -- 26 Radiology of Cerebellar astrocytoma -- 27 Surgery of Cerebellar astrocytoma -- 28 Pathology Cerebellar astrocytoma 29 Oncology of Cerebellar astrocytoma -- 30 Radiation in Cerebellar astrocytoma -- iv. Brain stem tumors -- 31 Radiology in Brain stem tumors -- 32 Surgery of mesenchephalon -- 33 Surgery of pontine tumors -- 34 Surgery of medulla oblongata tumors -- 35 Pathology of Brain stem tumors -- 36 Radiation in Brain stem tumors -- 37 Oncology of Brain stem tumors -- v. AT/RT -- 38 Genetics in AT/RT -- 39 Radiology in AT/RT -- 40 Surgery in AT/RT -- 41 Pathology in AT/RT -- 42 Oncology in AT/RT -- 43 Radiation in AT/RT -- vi. Chordoma -- 44 Genetics in Chordoma -- 45 Radiology in Chordoma -- 46 Pathology in Chordoma -- 47 Management of Chordomas -- vii. Rare tumors -- 48 Surgery of choroid plexsus tumors.-49Oncology of choroid plexsus tumors -- 50 Vestibular schwannoma -- 51 Ganglioglioma -- 52 Dermoid -- 53 Epidermoid -- 54 Lhermitte Duclos -- 55 Meningioma -- IV Pre- and Postoperative Care of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors -- 56 Immediate postoperative care: Germany -- 57 Immediate postoperative care:  Athens -- 58 Immediate postoperative care: Paris -- 59  Immediate postoperative care: Istanbul -- 60 Immediate postoperative care: Korea -- 61 Immediate postoperative care: Naples -- 62 Surgical complications -- 63 Postoperative vertebral column complications -- 64 Endocrinological complications in posterior fossa tumours -- 65 Rehabilitation of neurodeficits -- 66  Psychiatric support to the family and patient -- Subject Index.