Tumors of the Brain and Spinal Cord: Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
Effective October 3, 2011, the routes to get to 725 Welch Road will change due to Project: Renewal construction work to expand Packard Children’s Hospital. Please view the new map and directions.| Location 725 Welch Road, 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm |
Phone: (650) 725-1072 Return Patient Appointments: (650) 497-8953 Fax: (650) 497-8101 |
Overview
Brain tumors, or neurological complications of other cancers, often have profound implications for patients and their families. Caring for patients with neuro-oncological disease is a complex task that requires input from many specialists.To meet these challenges, the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has developed an interdisciplinary team to care for children with brain tumors, spinal cord tumors or other neuro-oncological diseases.
Patients are treated with appropriate conventional therapy as well as experimental therapies including:
- Surgery, with stereotactic capabilities
- Radiotherapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Chemotherapy
Neuro-Oncology Tumor Board
Patients benefit from case review by the Neuro-Oncology Tumor Board. Ours is the only exclusive Pediatric Tumor Board in Northern California. The Neuro-Oncology Tumor Board is a multidisciplinary neuro-oncology team that meets weekly to review clinical cases and make recommendations concerning the type of therapy and other services most appropriate for each patient.The team includes members from:
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Medical and pediatric oncology
- Neuropathology
- Neuroradiology
- Radiation oncology
- Nursing
- Social work
- Neuropsychology