Julieta Hoveyan, Eduard Asatryan, Henrik Grigoryan, Shushan Hovsepyan, Anna Avagyan, Lusine Hakobyan, Lilit Sargsyan, Samvel Iskanyan, Manushak Avagyan, Saten Hovhannisyan, Irina Melnichenko, Mariam Minasyan, Ruzanna Papyan, Narek Manukyan, Armine Lazaryan, Samvel Danelyan, Armen Muradyan, Jemma Arakelyan, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Frederick Boop, Armen Mkhitharyan, Martin Harutyunyan, Gevorg Tamamyan, Samvel Bardakhchyan
PURPOSE: Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid malignancies in children worldwide, including in Armenia. The current study aims to analyze epidemiological data, treatment, and outcomes of children and young adults (≤25 years) with CNS tumors in Armenia during the last 26 years. METHODS: We collected data from pediatric and young adult patients treated in selected sites in Armenia from 1st January 1995 to 31st December 2020. Incidence by sex, age at diagnosis, time from first complaints to diagnosis, histopathology results, treatment strategies, complications, and overall survival (OS) rates were calculated...
October 14, 2023: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery