Metastatic infiltration of the dental pulp by medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma is an infratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumour. It is the most commonly occurring brain tumour of childhood, accounting for 15–20% of all paediatric tumours. Extracranial metastasis is rare, but may involve the skeleton. Jaw lesions, however, have never been described. A case...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of oral pathology & medicine 2002-04, Vol.31 (4), p.244-245
Hauptverfasser:	Ahmad, S., Roberts, G. J., Lucas, V. S., Barrett, A. W., Harkness, W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Bone Neoplasms - secondary Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology Child Dental Pulp - pathology Dentistry Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology Humans Male Mandibular Neoplasms - secondary Medical sciences Medulloblastoma - secondary Molar - pathology Neoplasm Invasiveness Neurology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pelvic Bones - pathology Tooth Diseases - pathology Tumors Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Medulloblastoma is an infratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumour. It is the most commonly occurring brain tumour of childhood, accounting for 15–20% of all paediatric tumours. Extracranial metastasis is rare, but may involve the skeleton. Jaw lesions, however, have never been described. A case is reported of metastases of a medulloblastoma to the jaw including the dental pulp.
ISSN:	0904-2512 1600-0714
DOI:	10.1034/j.1600-0714.2002.310410.x