2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Brain Tumors in Teens - How to Deal with Strange Pathological Findings

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Dr. Roman Hosek discusses the challenges in diagnosing and treating brain tumors in teenagers. He highlights the changes in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of brain tumors and the impact of molecular analysis and biomarkers on diagnosis. Dr. Hosek emphasizes that the new classification has led to different pathological findings and increased the dilemma on how to treat these tumors. He presents cases where the initial diagnosis was altered in the new classification, leading to potential incorrect treatment decisions. Dr. Hosek discusses the need for guidelines specifically tailored to teenagers, as the current recommendations only cover children and adults. He also mentions the importance of molecular findings and personalized therapy in determining the most effective treatment approach. Dr. Hosek concludes by advising a multidisciplinary approach and caution in following recommendations too strictly. The talk ends with a discussion on ependymomas and the potential use of molecular biology tools to avoid unnecessary radiation therapy.

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Ibrahim Omerhodzic, MD (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Keywords

brain tumors

teenagers

diagnosis

treatment

molecular analysis