Clinico-pathological spectrum of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors in Iraq: A Single-Institutional Study

Usama Al-Jumaily; Rasha Al-Safi; Sabah Al-Mosawi; Homam Al-Obaidy; Mohammed Fawzi

doi:10.22317/jcms.v5i4.612

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Clinico-pathological spectrum of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors in Iraq: A Single-Institutional Study

Authors:

Usama Al-Jumaily | Rasha Al-Safi | Sabah Al-Mosawi | Homam Al-Obaidy | Mohammed Fawzi

Publisher:

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq

Journal:

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences Vol.5 Issue 4, pp.197-201

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001379310

pISSN:

2413-0516

DOI:

10.22317/jcms.v5i4.612

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Abstract:

 Objectives: The present retrospective study analyzed the spectrum of pediatric CNS tumors in a single tertiary hospital in Iraq.
Methods: Data regarding frequencies of various primary CNS tumors (diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification), in pediatric patients (<18 yrs. of age), were collected from a single tertiary care hospital in Iraq for a period 2014-2017.
Results: fifty-four children were diagnosed with primary CNS tumors. The most common primary pediatric CNS tumors were medulloblastoma (37%), followed by low grade gliomas (29.6%), high grade gliomas (0.011% ), CNS germinoma (0.09%), supratentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal tumors and ependymomas (0.037% for each). Rare tumors encountered were oligodendrogliomas, choroid plexus carcinoma, and pineoblastoma (0.18% for each). The most common low grade gliomas tumor was pilocytic astrocytoma.
Conclusions: This is the first study reporting the spectrum of CNS tumors in children in Iraq. Except for a higher frequency of CNS germinoma, the profile of other pediatric CNS tumors in Iraq is relatively similar to that reported in other countries.

Article Details

Clinico-pathological spectrum of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors in Iraq: A Single-Institutional Study

Authors:

Usama Al-Jumaily | Rasha Al-Safi | Sabah Al-Mosawi | Homam Al-Obaidy | Mohammed Fawzi

Publisher:

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq

Journal:

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences Vol.5 Issue 4, pp.197-201

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001379310

pISSN:

2413-0516

DOI:

10.22317/jcms.v5i4.612

Astrocytoma

epidemiology

medulloblastoma

pediatric brain tumor

World Health Organization classification

Issues

Article Details

Clinico-pathological spectrum of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors in Iraq: A Single-Institutional Study

Authors: Usama Al-Jumaily | Rasha Al-Safi | Sabah Al-Mosawi | Homam Al-Obaidy | Mohammed Fawzi

Publisher: Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq

Journal: Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences Vol.5 Issue 4, pp.197-201

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001379310

pISSN: 2413-0516

DOI: 10.22317/jcms.v5i4.612

Astrocytoma

epidemiology

medulloblastoma

pediatric brain tumor

World Health Organization classification

Issues

Authors:

Usama Al-Jumaily | Rasha Al-Safi | Sabah Al-Mosawi | Homam Al-Obaidy | Mohammed Fawzi

Publisher:

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq

Journal:

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences Vol.5 Issue 4, pp.197-201

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001379310

pISSN:

2413-0516

DOI:

10.22317/jcms.v5i4.612