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PNOS 2025

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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 Accelerating Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Care: Implementing RAPT (Rapid Assessment Pathway for Posterior Fossa Tumors) in Resource-Limited Settings
Qurat Ul Ain Tariq • Irfana Ishaq Sindhu • Saad Bin Anis • Najma Shaheen
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5571
Pediatric Oncology Diffuse Glioneuronal Tumors with Oligodendroglioma-Like Features and Nuclear Clusters (DGONC): A Systematic Review of Clinicoradiological Presentation and Management Outcomes
Haseeb Mehmood Qadri • Arooj Kiran • Syed Haider Hassan • Asif Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5569
Pediatric Oncology Staining The Invisible: Immunohistochemistry For Early Detection of Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Pediatric High-Grade Brain Malignancies
Ulku Miray Yildirim • Bilge Bilgiç • Rejin Kebudi
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5564
Pediatric Oncology Surgical Outcomes of Low-Grade Gliomas in Functional Brain Areas: A Tertiary Care Center Review
Dua Ali • Maheen Raza • Simran Lakhani • Ahla Lalani
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5563
Pediatric Oncology Use of Sodium thiosulfate with Cisplatin in Medulloblastoma patients: A Single Institute Study in an LMIC
Naureen Mushtaq • Farrah Bashir • Anjaleen Agrawalla • Ahsan Ahmad • Soha Zahid • Nadia Ayoub • Anam Fatima • Eric Bouffet
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5555
Pediatric Oncology Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Its Neuro-Oncologic Face: A Rare but Critical Neuro-Oncologic Disease
Manahil Bahrawar • Mushaim Gillani • Amna Inayat • Maham Atique • Shakeel Ahmed
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5543
Pediatric Oncology Precision Neurosurgery in the Era of Molecular Neuro-Oncology: Redefining the Role of Surgical Intervention in Intracranial Tumors
Dua Ali • Maheen Raza • Amina Dhanji • Shafaq Tahir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5549
Pediatric Oncology Leveraging Large Language Models for Structured Data Extraction from Pediatric Brain Tumor Baseline MRI Reports: A Feasibility Study
Shahroze Ahmed • Kashif Siddique
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5538
Pediatric Oncology Through Smaller Skulls: Surgical Stewardship by an Adult Neurosurgeon in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
Sundus Ali • Fatima Akram • Bushra Tariq
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5533
Pediatric Oncology A Rare Case of Pediatric Cervical Ganglioneuroblastoma: Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management
Ainulakbar Mughal • Moghira Iqbal Siddiqui • Maham Jaskani • Fatima Amanullah • Zahra Fadoo
doi.org/ 10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5519
Pediatric Oncology Paediatric and Adolescent Germ Cell Tumours in Central Nervous System (CNS): A 5-Year Retrospective Clinicopathologic Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Maidha Ehsan • Aisha Hassan Memon • Muhammad Khurram Minhas
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5527
Pediatric Oncology From Fragmented Care to Structured Multidisciplinary Management: Evaluating the Impact on Pediatric Brain Tumor Outcomes in a Resource-Limited Setting
Naureen Mushtaq • Khurram Minhas • Bilal Mazhar Qureshi • Farrah Bashir • Altaf Ahmed • Sabica Fatima • Soha Zahid • Syed Ather Enam • Shehzad Shamim • Ehsan Bari • Gohar Javeed • Altaf Ali Laghari • Saqib Kamran Bakhshi • Aneela Darbar • Shehzadi Resham • Kiran Hilal • Shayan Sirat Maheen Anwar • Fatima Mubarak • Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi • Zehra Fadoo • Sadaf Altaf • Salman Kirmani • Anirban Das • Vijay Ramaswamy • Annie Huang • Cynthia Hawkins • Uri Tabori • Ute Bartels • Eric Bouffet
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5582