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. 2005 Jun;26(6):1475–1478.

Most common tumors based on age and location (1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 21)

Frontal Horn Foramen of Monro Body Trigone
Children (<10 yrs) PNET SEGA PNET CPP
SEGA CPC
Adults (10 to 30–40 yrs) Astrocytoma Colloid Cyst Astrocytoma Astrocytoma
Central Neurocytoma SEGA GBM Ependymoma
Ependymoma Meningioma
Oligodendroglioma
Central Neurocytoma
Adults (>30–40 yrs) Central Neurocytoma Colloid Cyst GBM Meningioma
Subependymoma Subependymoma Subependymoma
Metastasis

Note.—PNET indicates primitive neuroectodermal tumor; SEGA, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma; CPP, choroid plexus papilloma; CPC, choroid plexus carcinoma; and GBM, glioblastoma multiforme.