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Medulloblastomas in neurofibromatosis type 1. Case report and literature review.
Neurocirugia (Asturias, Spain) - 1 Apr 2002
Martínez-Lage J F, Salcedo C, Corral M, Poza M
Abstract excerpt
A 6-year-old girl, previously diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) presented with ataxia and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. Diagnostic work up disclosed a posterior fossa tumor. Histopathological study of the excised neoplasm showed a cerebellar medulloblastoma. We review the current literature and suggest that the association of medulloblastoma with NF-1 is not a chance occurrence, and that...
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