title: Late recurrence of medulloblastoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Brittney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Razzaqi
authors.forename: Lolie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Craver
mesh_terms: 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