title: Lymph node metastasis of medulloblastoma in a young adult.
abstract: Medulloblastoma is the commonest primary central nervous system malignancy in childhood, but is rare in adults. Rarer still is metastasis of such a tumour to a lymph node. This report describes such a case, and briefly discusses relevant pathophysiology and epidemiology.
authors: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia. adam_frankel@health.qld.gov.au
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Frankel
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authors: Q
authors: Lau
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Olson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D055815:Young Adult