Author(s)

Hugues Brieux Ekouele Mbaki^1,2*, Léon Boukassa^1,2, Olivier Brice Ngackosso², Sinclair Brice Kinata Bambino², Gedeon Colin Thouassa³, Rel Gerald Boukaka Kala⁴

¹Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
²Service de Chirurgie Polyvalente, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
³Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco.
⁴Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.

Introduction: Tumors of the central nervous system are the most common group of solid neoplasm in children and account for 20% to 25%. They are common in Sub-Saharan countries, despite the insufficiency of histological diagnosis. No study has been performed concerning the pediatric brain tumors in the Republic of Congo. The aim of this study was to describe the conditions of neurosurgical management of pediatric tumors in Brazzaville. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective and descriptive study, from January 2014 to December 2017 (48 months), into the neurological unit of the surgical department of Brazzaville. We included all patients aged from 17 years old and below, hospitalized for a brain tumor. Results: We have identified 11 cases of brain tumors. The average age was 8.1 ± 4.3 years old, a sex ratio of 0.57. Ten out of the eleven patients of our series have intracranial hypertension. We found six cases of infratentorial tumors and five of supratentorial location. Only three cases had histology. Ten patients were operated, limited by ventriculoperitoneal shunt in 6 cases, surgical resection in three cases, biopsy in one case. There were no possibilities of radiotherapy and chemotherapy during this period of study. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary team must be organized to improve the management of pediatric brain tumors in our context. Histological diagnosis and possibilities of radiotherapy are imperatively needed.

Pediatric Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Tumors, Surgical Resection, Brazzaville

Mbaki, H. , Boukassa, L. , Ngackosso, O. , Bambino, S. , Thouassa, G. and Kala, R. (2020) Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Brazzaville (Congo) about a Case Series. Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, 10, 27-35. doi: 10.4236/ojmn.2020.101004.