Supratentorial dissemination of medulloblastomas.
The present paper reports on 13 cases of medulloblastoma with supratentorial dissemination. With reference of these cases the authors discuss the pathogenetic probabilities of the dissemination of brain tumors, their evidence and treatment, emphasizing the importance of cerebral scintigraphy formed periodically in all patients previously operated of medulloblastoma. When dissemination is detected radiotherapy may give good results. If the symptomatology is very accentuated the secondary supratentorial tumour has to be removed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis