Recent Trends in Management of Thalamic Tumours in Pediatric Age Group | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 91, Volume 89, June, June 2021, Pages 1181-1188 PDF (263.08 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2021.185006 | ||
| Authors | ||
| MOHAMMED H. NAYEL, M.D.; IBRAHIM M. IBRAHIM, M.D.; MOHAMMED A. ELBELTAGY, M.D.; AHMED S. ABDELMONEAM, M.D.; AHMEDv R. ISMAIL, M.D. | ||
| The Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Tumors of the thalamic origin represent about 2-5% of pediatric brain tumors. They are considered a challenging subset of brain tumors to both neurosurgeons and radiotherapists due to their critical anatomical position and the proximity of functionally significant structures especially in children. Aim of Study: Is to present the authors' experience in the management of 33 cases of pediatric thalamic brain tumors. Patients and Methods: Medical records of 33 pediatric patients with thalamic brain tumors admitted to CCHE during the period from July, 2007 till December, 2014 have been reviewed as regard surgical inter-ference, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in relevance to different histo-pathological subtypes, tumor size, patients' age and patients' presenting symptoms. Conclusion: Pediatric thalamic brain tumors are highly challenging tumors with significant level of morbidity and mortality that require integrated analysis of further studies to achieve better outcome. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Thalamic tumours; Pediatric age group | ||
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