How does child brainstem tumor do?

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According to statistics, the probability of suffering from brain stem tumor in children is 6 parts per million, the probability is very small, but its harm is very high. 90% of children's diseases are malignant. Even if craniotomy can be done, it is only to extend their life. Some diffuse children have no chance of surgery, which is equivalent to being sentenced to death by doctors. Let me share with you what to do about brain stem tumor in children?.

How does child brainstem tumor do?

The incidence rate of glioma is the highest in brain tumors, accounting for 40.49%. The peak age of comprehensive onset was 30-40 years old, or 10-20 years old. The main symptoms were headache, nausea and vomiting, epilepsy, blurred vision and so on. According to the morphology of tumor cells can be divided into astrocytoma, oligodendrocytoma, ependymoma, glioblastoma and so on.

Second, brainstem gliomas are more common in children. The peak age of onset is 6-10 years old, accounting for 10% - 20% of brain tumors in children and 30% of posterior fossa tumors in children. Brainstem gliomas can be divided into diffuse type, localized type and exogenous type. Localized tumors were mainly found in the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata, while most pons gliomas were infiltrative, involving the whole pons and adjacent tissues.

Third, the clinical symptoms of brain stem glioma can be divided into general symptoms and focal symptoms. The most common symptom is headache, mostly occipital pain. Children often have personality changes, from mild to stubborn, stubborn, check uncooperative, emotional irritability, increased excitability, do not want to sleep.

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Because of the importance of brain stem structure, it is difficult to completely remove the tumor by surgery. Therefore, surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy is the main method for the treatment of brain stem gliomas. Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy for diffuse type, localized type and brain stem exophytic astrocytomas can lead to long-term survival.