Unusual metastases from a medulloblastoma: Case report
โ Scribed by E. Palacios; M. Shannon; M. Fine
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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โฆ Synopsis
Calvarial and extracranial metastases by hematogenous spread of primary intracranial neoplasms have been considered a rare occurrence. This report deals with the clinicopathological and radiological findings of a child with metastatic medulloblastoma. Correlation of serial postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans and the autopsy examination indicated hematogenous calvarial and intracranial spread of the primary lesion.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The spread of primary central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms beyond the confines of the neuraxis is a relatively uncommon observation. Extraneural metastases involving bone are quite rare, and have been observed almost exclusively in cases of medulloblastoma, high-grade (III-IV) astrocytoma, and gli
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