1. Extra-Axial Cerebello-Pontine Angle Medulloblastoma
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Moises Salgado Pedrosa, Rodrigo Moreira Faleiro, Laura Vilaça Carvalho Viégas Martins, Renato Rinco Fontoura, Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves, Luiz Alberto Otoni Garcia, Vítor Vieira de Souza Moraes, Vanessa Alves Lobato, and Diego Silveira Rodrigues
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Medulloblastoma ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cerebellum ,business.industry ,Central nervous system ,medicine.disease ,nervous system diseases ,Hydrocephalus ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Concomitant ,Vomiting ,Medicine ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,Neurosurgery ,Radiology ,Differential diagnosis ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Medulloblastoma is the most common central nervous system tumor in children. Extra-axial medulloblastomas, especially tumors with no connection to the brain stem or cerebellum are extremely rare. We report a case of a 3-year-old patient, who presented with a history of subacute headache and vomiting. After performing a head computed tomography scan, a mass was detected in the left cerebello-pontine angle, along with concomitant hydrocephalus. The treatment was total resection of the tumor. Despite the fact that extra-axial medulloblastomas are extremely rare, this differential diagnosis should be included in the management of pediatric patients who present with posterior fossa tumors.
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- 2016