Late recurrence of medulloblastoma.
We present a child with a cerebellar medulloblastoma, diagnosed at age three, treated with near total surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, that recurred 13 years after the initial diagnosis. This late recurrence exceeds the typical 10-year survival statistics that are in common use, and exceeds the Collins rule. Continued follow-up of these children is justified to increase the likelihood of detecting these late recurrences early and to learn more about these late recurrences.
Stevens
Brittney
B
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Razzaqi
Faisal
F
Yu
Lolie
L
Craver
Randall
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors