Medulloblastoma
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Facts about medulloblastoma:
Medulloblastomas account for more than one quarter of
brain tumors
in children.
About 2 out of 100,000 people in the US develop medulloblastoma each year.
Most medulloblastomas occur near the cerebellum or brain stem.
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Last Updated: May 30, 2008
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Medulloblastoma References:
Brandes AA, Paris MK. Review of the prognostic factors in medulloblastoma of children and adults. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2004 May;50(2):121-8.
Calaminus G, Janssen G, Lenard HG, Bock WJ, Reifenberger G, Schmitt G, Gobel U. Combined therapy of medulloblastoma: review of 46 patients treated in a single institution. Neuropediatrics. 1998 Apr;29(2):102-7.
Salvati M, Cervoni L. Medulloblastoma in late adults. Case report and critical review of the literature. J Neurosurg Sci. 2000 Dec;44(4):230-2; discussion 232-3.
