title: Posterior fossa tumor in a 12 year-old boy.
abstract: Cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has rarely been reported in children. We report a case of a 12-year-old child complaining of right upper limb tremor, loss of the normal capacity to modulate fine voluntary movements with right hand and headache, lasting for over a month. Radiological studies (CT and MRI) revealed a lesion of the right cerebellar hemisphere. The tumor was surgically excised and the histological examination revealed the presence of a GBM. The differential diagnosis of the lesions in the posterior fossa should include GBM. A gross total resection should be always attempted in order to achieve a better clinical outcome, although nearly all of these tumors recur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Childrens Hospital Agia Sofia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evriviadis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mpairamidis
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Alexiou
authors.forename: Kalliopi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stefanaki
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manolakos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sfakianos
authors.forename: Neofytos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prodromou
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male