Medulloblastoma in an Adult Female Patient: A Rare Presentation

Medulloblastoma (MB) is an aggressive malignant tumor of the posterior fossa of the CNS that mainly affects children younger than 15 years of age. It is uncommon in the adult population compared to children. Any adult patient presenting with cerebellar mass must be evaluated with brain tissue biopsy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mandal, Shobha, Singh, Bishnu, Gami, Sumit, Shah, Sunil, Poulose, Joyson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513353
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16713
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Sumario:Medulloblastoma (MB) is an aggressive malignant tumor of the posterior fossa of the CNS that mainly affects children younger than 15 years of age. It is uncommon in the adult population compared to children. Any adult patient presenting with cerebellar mass must be evaluated with brain tissue biopsy to rule out MB. Our patient is a 27-year-old female who presented with sudden onset of frontal headache and was diagnosed with MB.

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