A national overview of paediatric and adolescent and young adult surgical neuro-oncology in Pakistan Authors Faiza Urooj The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan. Mohammad Hamza Bajwa The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Muhammad Usman Khalid The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Mashal Murad Shah The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan. Ahsan Ali Khan The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Ummey Hani The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan. Altaf Ali Laghari Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Jaleed Ahmed Gilani The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan. Noyan Jawed The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Muhammad Faraz Raghib The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Saad bin Anis Shaukat Khanum Cancer Memorial Hospital, Lahore Naveed Zaman Akhunzada Rehman Medical Institute, Hayatabad, Peshawar,Pakistan Sameen Siddiqi The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan Syed Ather Enam The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11-S4-AKUB14 Abstract Objective: To build a comprehensive brain tumour database that will allow us to analyse in detail the prevalence, demographics, and outcomes of the disease in paediatric, adolescent, and young adult age groups. Method: A national cross-sectional study was conducted at 32 centres, and data regarding patient demographics and brain tumours were collected. This data was then stratified based on age groups, healthcare sectors, socioeconomic status, tumour types, and surgical outcomes. Result: Most of the patients who were diagnosed with brain tumours belonged to a lower socioeconomic background and went to public sector hospitals. More males were diagnosed with and treated for brain tumours in the paediatric, adolescent, and young adult populations. The most common tumour in the paediatric population was medulloblastoma (23.7%) and the most common tumour in the adolescent (27.8%) and young adult population (34.7%) was glioma. Significant improvement in KPS scores were seen for: craniopharyngioma (p = 0.001), meningioma (p < 0.0005) and pituitary adenoma (p < 0.0005) Conclusion: This study shows that in all three age groups, there was a greater prevalence in males. Most of the patients belonged to a lower-middle-income class background and most patients presented to public sector hospitals. Greater knowledge of these parameters unique to each age group is the key to understanding and alleviating the burden of disease. Cancer registries, specifically brain tumour registries that keep up-to-date records of these patients, are essential to identify and keep track of these unique parameters to advance medical research and treatment strategies, ultimately lowering the disease burden. Keywords: Pediatric, Neuro-oncology, Adolescent and young adult, AYA, Medulloblastoma, Craniopharyngioma, Epidemiology. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-12-15 How to Cite Faiza Urooj, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Mashal Murad Shah, Ahsan Ali Khan, Ummey Hani , Altaf Ali Laghari , Jaleed Ahmed Gilani, Noyan Jawed, Muhammad Faraz Raghib, Saad bin Anis, Naveed Zaman Akhunzada, Sameen Siddiqi, & Syed Ather Enam. (2022). A national overview of paediatric and adolescent and young adult surgical neuro-oncology in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(11), S85-S92. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11-S4-AKUB14 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 11 (2022): Pakistan Brain Tumour Epidemiology Study (PBTES) Section RESEARCH ARTICLE