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Pediatric Brain: Tumor & Mimics
Pediatric Brain: Tumor & Mimics administrator 4 Views • 2 years ago

Presented by Mai-Lan Ho, MD.

This was presented as part of a comprehensive review of the role of conventional and advanced imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors in children and adults. ARRS is proud to have partnered with the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) to present this course.

About ARRS: The American Roentgen Ray Society, founded in 1900, is the first and oldest radiology society in the United States. The society has been a forum for progress in radiology since shortly after the discovery of the X-ray and is dedicated to the goal of the advancement of medicine through the science of radiology and its allied sciences. The goal of the ARRS is maintained through an annual scientific and educational meeting and through publication of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

The annual meeting consists of instructional courses, scientific paper presentations, forum, scientific exhibits, and commercial exhibits. A special categorical course is also offered. Category 1 CME credits are available on an hour-for-hour basis. All members of the Society may attend the annual meeting with discounted payment of the general registration fee.

The monthly American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) is a highly respected peer-reviewed journal with a worldwide circulation of more than 25,000. For almost 100 years the AJR has been recognized as one of the best specialty journals in the world.

The quarterly ARRS InPractice magazine keeps members informed of annual meeting plans and general Society information.

The Society invests in the future of radiology by awarding scholarships and awards to deserving individuals.

Anthony's Story | Connecticut Children's
Anthony's Story | Connecticut Children's administrator 7 Views • 2 years ago

Dr. Gillan: Anthony came to us with relapsed brain tumor, and he’d been through radiation three times. We put him on a new protocol, metronomic therapy, that doesn’t really attack the tumor per se but attacks the blood vessels that are feeding the tumor. He’s been on that for over a year and he’s doing extremely well on that, so it’s a real home run for all of us, plus he gets to stay at Connecticut Children’s and get all of his treatment here.

Jennifer, Anthony’s mom: Anthony first got diagnosed in 2011 and he got diagnosed with ependymoma, which is a brain tumor. He started off it was like flu symptoms, where he was throwing up and not feeling well. I actually brought him in because I thought he was dehydrated because he had thrown up so much that day, and then the light started bothering him that night a lot, so I called the doctor’s attention down in the ER. They had him get a CAT scan there, and that’s when they saw there was a mass.
Anthony: When I was really young, about 5, I used to get constant headaches. It was actually from a brain tumor.
Dr. Gillan: I think our family-centered care here is superb. It is one of the best in the nation. I think we’re a leader in the nation in family-centered care. We sit down with each and every patient and family and we go through the diagnosis, the prognosis, and the treatment options letting the family help to make those decisions.
Jennifer, Anthony’s mom: Great relationship with Dr. Martin, which is his surgeon, and Dr. Gillan. They do great with him, and I like the way they stay on top of his case. The care they do for him is amazing.
Anthony: They’re doing their best, they’re doing everything they could to help keep it away. Honestly, everything the doctors do and the way they make you feel, when you first come in you think you’ll feel all down and everything, but they really make you feel like you’re the happiest person alive. I love this place. I love Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Who are we? We’re Team Anthony. What do we want? The cure!

Primary brain Tumors.
Primary brain Tumors. administrator 4 Views • 2 years ago

Dr Ihsan Medical Lecture.

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I Survived Spine Surgery | Chad Wild Clay
I Survived Spine Surgery | Chad Wild Clay administrator 5 Views • 2 years ago

I have 8 tumors. Let's turn that into helping children with illnesses: Donate here https://tiltify.com/@chadwildclay/chads-wild-climb

Today, I'm getting back surgery to remove a large tumor near my tailbone. It'll be a difficult procedure as the tumor is inside the spinal column and is surrounded by many nerves. Surgeons will have to make it through multiple bones to get in there and remove as much of it as possible. We then have to wait for biopsy results to figure out how to handle all the remaining tumors (I have a total of eight in my spine). It is looking most like I'll be needing radiation therapy as well as chemotherapy.

They believe what I have is something called Myxopapillary Ependymoma (MEPN). From what I'm researching online, it seems about one in a million people get this. It seems to be growing from the central nervous system out of the spinal cord rather than the brain, in my case.

Over the last 18 months or longer, I've been experiencing an incredible amount of pain in my tailbone, hamstrings, calve muscles, lower back, and gluteus muscles. It is particularly painful when trying to do physical activity such as jumping, running, jogging, and even walking. It feels like a knife is being stabbed up into my tailbone area. So, it's been pretty painful filming my YouTube videos for a while now. This is why I haven't been doing as many martial arts and other fun and crazy physical challenges lately. Hopefully, after this surgery I'll be able to get back to normal life and doing all the fun things I used to do.

Thanks to all of you who have been super supportive and positive throughout this. I really appreciate it. Also, thank you to everybody at Keck Medicine at USC in Los Angeles, CA. Every single person I spent time with, surgeons, nurses, physical therapists, doctors, MRI technicians, etc... everybody was super positive and just had a really good attitude despite having a very difficult job.


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