Challenges in the management of childhood intracranial germ cell tumors in middle-income countries: A 20-year retrospective review from a single tertiary center in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Rajagopal, Revathi, Leong, Sheng Hoay, Jawin, Vida, Foo, Jen Chun, Ahmad Bahuri, Nor Faizal, Mun, Kein Seong, Azman, Raja Rizal, Loh, Jasmin, Yap, Tsiao Yi, Ariffin, Hany, Moreira, Daniel C., Gottardo, Nicholas G., Bouffet, Eric, Ganesan, Dharmendra
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26317/; https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000002116

Background: A higher incidence of pediatric intracranial germ cell tumors (iGCTs) in Asian countries compared with Western countries has been reported. In Malaysia, the literature regarding pediatric iGCTs have been nonexistent. The aim of this study was to review the management, survival, and long-...