Fig. 1From: Clinical, imaging, and molecular analysis of pediatric pontine tumors lacking characteristic imaging features of DIPGClinical features of atypical DIPG (aDIPG). There was a bimodal age distribution of patients with aDIPG (a), with a slight male predilection (b). Fifty percent of patients had a symptom duration longer than 6 weeks at presentation (c). The most common presenting symptoms were cranial nerve palsies (d). Diagnostic surgical procedures performed are shown in (e) and treatment details are shown in (f) and (g). Most patients experienced no or only transient complications after surgery (h). Cranial nerve palsies were the most common complication after surgery (i). CSI, craniospinal irradiation; CTX, cytotoxic therapy; NTR, near-total resection; Persist: persistent; RT, radiation therapy; STR, subtotal resection; TAR, targeted therapy; Trans, transientBack to article page