Medullomyoblastoma treated with craniospinal radiation and adjuvant chemotherapy: Report of 4 cases and review of the literature.
Medullomyoblastoma (MMB) is a rare primitive neuro-epithelial tumor and seen in mainly pediatric age group1. There have been about 50 cases reported so far in the literature. In this report, we describe the clinical features and treatment of 4 cases of MMB.
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Benson
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drsupriyamallick@gmail.com.
Supriya
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Mallick
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Bhanu Prasad
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Haresh
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Subhash
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Gupta
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Pramod Kumar
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Julka
Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Goura Kishore
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Rath
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Adjuvant; Chemotherapy; Craniospinal radiation; Medullomyoblastoma; Radiotherapy