General Characteristics
The median age of the patients was 6-years (range: 0-16 years) and there were 13 males (52%) and 12 females (48%). The majority of the patients had low-grade gliomas, 14 vs 11 (56 vs 44%), and the tumors were predominantly located in the thalamic region 13 (52%), basal ganglia 4(16%), brainstem 7(28%) and optic chiasma/hypothalamic region 1 (4%). The majority of the patients had undergone biopsies 16 (65%), and partial resections 8(32%). Gross total resection was only achieved in one patient (4%). Most of the patients were treated subsequently with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy 8(36.4%). Eight patients (36.4%) underwent further surgery in addition to chemotherapy, and radiotherapy during the course of their disease. Fifteen patients (60%) ultimately died of their disease (Table 1).