... Brainstem tumors Childhood Late effects Patient/family education Abstract Brainstem tumors make up only 10% of all childhood brain tumors and they carry with them a bleak prognosis. The majority of children are dead within 2 years of diagnosis from a malignant histology in a malignant location within...

... problems. Because of the complexity of problems it is difficult to really prepare a patient and family for every complication or late effect that may occur with a craniopharyngioma diagnosis. Patient/family preparation for potential complications and late sequelae is an ongoing and labor-intensive process...

...Joao Siffert; Jeffrey C. Allen The late effects in children with hypothalamic and thalamic tumors relate to the effects of the tumor on the surrounding brain, the effects of surgery, radiotherapy (RT) and, to a lesser extent, chemotherapy. The clinical manifestations of late effects include...