Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation: long-term survival in a patient treated with aggressive combination therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation

Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation: long-term survival in a patient treated with aggressive combination therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation

Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation (MMD) is a rare and aggressive variant of medulloblastoma, occurring predominantly in children. There have been only two case reports of long-term survival previously published. We report a case of long-term disease-free survival in a 21-year-old diagnos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neuro-oncology 2011-12, Vol.105 (3), p.659-662
Hauptverfasser: Rattenberry, William, McDonough, Colleen H., Burger, Peter C., Cohen, Kenneth J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Autografts
Case Report
Case reports
Cell Differentiation
Cell survival
Cerebellar Neoplasms - mortality
Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology
Cerebellar Neoplasms - therapy
Children
Combined Modality Therapy
Cranial Irradiation
Differentiation
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastoma - mortality
Medulloblastoma - pathology
Medulloblastoma - therapy
Neurology
Neurosurgical Procedures
Oncology
Stem Cell Transplantation
Transplantation, Autologous
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation (MMD) is a rare and aggressive variant of medulloblastoma, occurring predominantly in children. There have been only two case reports of long-term survival previously published. We report a case of long-term disease-free survival in a 21-year-old diagnosed with MMD.
ISSN:0167-594X
1573-7373
DOI:10.1007/s11060-011-0626-1