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Molecular Association of Medulloblastoma and Sarcoidosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
World neurosurgery - 1 Jan 2021
Elarjani Turki, Altewerki Malak, Alsuwaidan Abdullah, Alhuthayl Meshari, Hassounah Maher
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Medulloblastoma (MB) is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system (CNS), and sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of many organ systems, commonly affecting the lungs. No association between MB and sarcoidosis was described in the literature. MB and sarcoidosis have mutual molecular and signaling pathways that may predispose patients with sarcoidosis to develop MB. We describe a patient...
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