Pediatric neurosurgeon, George Jallo, MD, speaks about the treatment options available to families of children who have been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Program Notes:
0:10 Pediatric brain tumors
1:01 Less than 2000 cases each year
2:01 Baby won’t complain of symptoms
2:42 Takes several months often to make diagnosis
3:26 Grading scale for astrocytomas
4:05 Some may spread elsewhere in the central nervous system
5:08 Many types of tumors can arise, depending on age and location in the head
6:02 May need treatment with radiation and chemotherapy also
7:08 Benign versus malignant
8:00 A lot of them may not grow
8:36 We have available to us many treatment modalities
9:54 End
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