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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 315-316 |
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Medullomyoblastoma: A rare case in an unusual location in an atypical age group
Sumit Bansal1, Sachin A Borkar1, Ashish Suri1, Mehar C Sharma2, Ashok K Mahapatra1
1 Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Neuropathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ashish Suri
Additional Professor, Room No. 712, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.144167
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Medullomyoblastoma is a variant of medulloblastoma with an aggressive course. It is typically seen in children less than 10 years of age and usually arises from the cerebellar vermis. Authors report an unusual case of medullomyoblastoma arising from the right middle cerebellar peduncle in an adult patient and pertinent literature is reviewed regarding this uncommon entity. |
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