Diseases

Medulloblastoma

A malignant neoplasm that may be classified either as a glioma or as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of childhood (see NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, PRIMITIVE). The tumor occurs most frequently in the first decade of life with the most typical location being the cerebellar vermis. Histologic features include a high degree of cellularity, frequent mitotic figures, and a tendency for the cells to organize into sheets or form rosettes. Medulloblastoma have a high propensity to spread throughout the craniospinal intradural axis. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2060-1)

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A malignant neoplasm that may be classified either as a glioma or as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of childhood (see NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, PRIMITIVE). The tumor occurs most frequently in the first decade of life with the most typical location being the cerebellar vermis. Histologic features include a high degree of cellularity, frequent mitotic figures, and a tendency for the cells to organize into sheets or form rosettes. Medulloblastoma have a high propensity to spread throughout the craniospinal intradural axis. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2060-1)

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  • Medulloblastomas
  • Arachnoidal Cerebellar Sarcoma, Circumscribed
  • Medulloblastoma, Adult
  • Medulloblastoma, Childhood
  • Medulloblastoma, Desmoplastic
  • Medullomyoblastoma
  • Melanocytic Medulloblastoma
  • Sarcoma, Cerebellar, Circumscribed Arachnoidal
  • Adult Medulloblastoma
  • Adult Medulloblastomas
  • Childhood Medulloblastoma
  • Childhood Medulloblastomas
  • Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma
  • Desmoplastic Medulloblastomas
  • Medulloblastoma, Melanocytic
  • Medulloblastomas, Adult
  • Medulloblastomas, Childhood
  • Medulloblastomas, Desmoplastic
  • Medulloblastomas, Melanocytic
  • Medullomyoblastomas
  • Melanocytic Medulloblastomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medulloblastoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008527. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008527
  2. Medulloblastoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulloblastoma
  3. Medulloblastoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333608