Pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

Abstract

Historically, brainstem gliomas have been one of the most difficult types of neoplasms to treat. They comprise 10%–20% of pediatric tumors of the central nervous system. The average age of diagnosis is 7–9 years, without a predilection for gender. The advent of magnetic resonance imaging and radiotherapy has significantly aided in the diagnosis and treatment of brainstem gliomas.

Keywords

• Brain
• brainstem tumors
• diffuse brainstem gliomas
• diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas
• neuro-oncology
• pediatric gliomas
• pediatric neurosurgery