METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA) of the brainstem (six in the midbrain, four in the pons, and 18 in the medulla) were identified from the medical records.

The outlook for adults with these cancers isn't as good as the outlook for children. The most common type of pLGG, pilocytic astrocytoma, has a cure rate of more than 90%. Kids are at a lower risk ...

Childhood cancers encompass a range of rare diseases in which malignant cells develop in children and adolescents. Though relatively uncommon compared to adult cancers, it poses unique challenges ...

P53 Overexpression and mutation seen in children >3 years and young adults ... Pediatric malignant astrocytomas occur in different locations and with different frequency when compared with ...