Paediatric Pontine Glioma in Southeast Nigeria: A Case Report
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Paediatric, pontine glioma, Southeast, Nigeria, poor prognosisAbstract
A pontine glioma is a diffuse intrinsic brainstem tumour1,2. Histologically it has a high degree of tumour anaplasia with necrosis (high grade III-IV). The prognosis for intrinsic brainstem glioma is extremely poor as the tumour is inoperable, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not curative and median survival is less than one year.
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