title: [Desmoplastic medulloblastoma: histologic factors of prognosis].
abstract: The histological features of eight cases of desmoplastic medulloblastoma were investigated and compared to classic medulloblastoma. The most benign histologic neoplasms belong to the group of desmoplastic medulloblastoma, characterized by low necrosis, low mitosis and light nuclear pleomorphism.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomia Patológica da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Stávale
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008940:Mitotic Index; D009336:Necrosis; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Meduloblastoma desmoplásico: fatores histológicos de prognóstico.