title: Unusually long survival in a case of medullomyoblastoma.
abstract: Medullomyoblastoma is a rare variant of medulloblastoma containing a component of striated and smooth muscle with survival of 3 to 4 years following surgery and radiotherapy. The authors report a rare case of medullomyoblastoma with an unusual survival of over 11 years without recurrence. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. jaiswal_dr_2002@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Awadhesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: Mehar Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013534:Survival; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed