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ArticleCureus2017

Palliative Care Options for a Young Adult Patient with a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.

Julian Sison, Hung Tran, Ashley Margol, Nishant Tiwari, Karla M Garcia, Jennifer Cotter, Erin Kiehna, Arthur J Olch, Kenneth Wong

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Julian SisonRobert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Hung TranChildren's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
Ashley MargolChildren's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
Nishant TiwariPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
Karla M GarciaClinical Social Work, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
Jennifer CotterPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ca.
Erin KiehnaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ca.
Arthur J OlchDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Kenneth WongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are rare but devastating brain tumors that occur primarily in children. These gliomas have poor prognoses and present options focus on palliation of symptoms and prolongation of life. Here, we present a case of a 16-year-old female diagnosed with a DIPG whose age group has been mostly left out of discussions regarding psychosocial support options. This report is meant to start a conversation about the different support options available at our institution that have shown promising results in the literature for palliative care applications. These options can include camps for patients with brain tumors, psychological counseling, the Ronald McDonald House, and other psychosocial programs. Many of these programs can be tailored to meet the specific needs of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients and will hopefully be integrated into a comprehensive palliative care regimen in future studies.

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adolescentayadipgend-of-lifepalliative carepsychosocialsupportyoung adult

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PMID29057192
PMCPMC5647135

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