title: Thalamic tumors in children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thalamic tumors are rare tumors which are usually diagnosed in the pediatric age group. Although recent developments in neurosurgical practice allow more radical treatments, information about outcome is scarce for these deep-seated challenging tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records of 45 pediatric patients who presented with thalamic tumors between 1999 and 2012 were reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prognostic implication of tumor characteristics and patient variables are discussed. Although challenging, recent innovations in the field of neurosurgery and refinements in technique may prolong survival in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, 06100, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey, burcak@tr.net.
authors.forename: Burcak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilginer
authors.forename: Firat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Narin
authors.forename: Ilkay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Işıkay
authors.forename: Kader Karlı
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Söylemezoglu
authors.forename: Nejat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akalan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics; D011379:Prognosis; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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