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PNOS 2025

40 abstracts

6th Annual Pakistan Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Symposium (PNOS 2025) was held September 19–21, 2025 in a hybrid format, hosted by Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi. The meeting focused on the theme “Global Standardization in the Management of Childhood Brain Tumors” with pre-conference workshops on September 18 and main sessions from September 19–21 at the AKU Auditorium, Stadium Road.

The symposium convened multidisciplinary teams (pediatric oncology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neuropathology, radiation oncology, nursing, rehab) to discuss real-world challenges, new data, and collaborative models for improving outcomes in childhood brain tumors.

Pediatric Oncology Helical Tomotherapy for Pediatric CNS Tumors: A Single-Center Experience from an LMIC
Yumna Ahmed • Rabia Tahseen • Fatima Shaukat • Shazia Kadri • Kamran Saeed
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5515
Pediatric Oncology Institutional Approach to Homogeneous Craniospinal Irradiation in Paediatric Medulloblastoma to Minimize Spinal Growth Asymmetry
Fabiha Shakeel • Laraib Khan • Sarah Akhter • Maham Khan • Tooba Ali • Mariam Hina • Maria Tariq • Bilal Mazhar Qureshi • Asim Hafiz
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5667
Pediatric Oncology Primary Intracranial Cribriform Neuroepithelial Tumor (PICRINET): A Systematic Review of Cases From 2000–2025
Haseeb Mehmood Qadri • Zia-Ul-Rehman Najeeb • Syed Haider Hassan • Asif Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5372
Pediatric Oncology Pediatric Image-Guided Craniospinal Irradiation: Practice Patterns and Opportunities for Improvement at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan
Tooba Ali • Syed Aun Hasan • Zaka ur Rehman • Shagufta Tasneem • Mariam Hina • Maria Tariq • Asim Hafiz • Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi • Nasir Ali • Bilal Mazhar Qureshi
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5952
Pediatric Oncology A Scoping Review of Complications and Their Management in Pediatric Brain Tumors in Low and Middle Income Countries
Shaiq Rehman Khan • Amna Khalid • Muhammad Usman Khalid • Mohammad Tufail
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5370
Pediatric Oncology A Scoping Review of Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients and Survivors
Amna Khalid • Shaiq Rehman Khan • Muhammad Usman Khalid
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5365
Pediatric Oncology Treatment Abandonment in Pediatric Brain Tumors in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Haseeb Waheed • Ashja Ali Syed • Syed Ali Abbas Rizvi • Agha Ahmed Muhammad Hussain • Salaar Ahmed
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5327
Pediatric Oncology Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Brain Tumors in Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries: A Systematic Review
Mohammad Usman Khan • Abrahim Danish Durrani • Yasir Aziz Jaffer • Muhammad Hayyan Qadri • Ansab Jilani • Hafiza Fatima Aziz • Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5364
Pediatric Oncology Optimizing Pediatric Neuroimaging: A 3T MRI Artifact Analysis and Quality Improvement Framework for Children Under Four
Hamna Ganny • Safina Sarwar • Nadia Mazhar • Kulsoom Khan • Hira Manzoor • Sadia Parkar • Sidra Kaleem Jafri
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5243
Pediatric Oncology Time to Surgery as a Predictor of Outcomes Following Spine Tumor Resection in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Study in an LMIC
Muhammad Hayyan Qadri • Ansab Jilani • Abrahim Danish Durrani • Mohammad Usman Khan • Hafiza Fatima Aziz • Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5363
Pediatric Oncology Predictors of Shunt Failure in Children: A 15-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Center in an LMIC
Ansab Jilani • Yasir Aziz Jaffer • Mohammad Usman Khan • Muhammad Hayyan Qadri • Abrahim Danish Durrani • Aamina Ghaffar • Fizzah Waqar • Fareeha Nisar • Muhammad Ashhad Sattar • Hafiza Fatima Aziz • Muhammad Shahzad Shamim • Saqib Bakshi
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5357
Pediatric Oncology Primary Intracranial Mesenchymal Tumor With Fet::CREB Mutation (PIMT-FETCREB) – A Systematic Review of Existing Cases
Haseeb Mehmood Qadri • Faiqa Ijaz Khan • Asif Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5276