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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 Posterior Fossa Ependymoma in a Child with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Association
Muhammad Kashan • Sundus Hashmani • Ahila Ali • Musfira Ayaz
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5315
Pediatric Oncology Myxoid Glioneuronal Tumor – Systematic Review of Clinico-Radiological Manifestations and Multimodal Management
Haseeb Mehmood Qadri • Nasruddin Ansari • Asif Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5281
Pediatric Oncology Treatment outcomes of pineal region lesions: 23-year experience from a tertiary care center
Komal Naeem • Zunaira Saeed • Syed Murtaza Nawab • Afia Salman • Malaika Siddiqui • Shilpa Golani • Haseeb Qadri • Hamza Khan • Syed Ather Enam
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5252
Pediatric Oncology Barriers in Treating Pediatric Brain Tumors in Low-Middle-Income Countries: An insight from Pakistan
Alia Ahmad • Laeeq Ur Rehman • Stephen Francis • Roberta McKean-Cowdin • Joseph Leo Wiemels
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5272