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Introduction to Medulloblastoma

Introduction to Medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma is also recognized as or subsumes Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the posterior fossa. Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant childhood brain tumor. There has been a marked development in overall survival for patients with this tumor, but a main challenge remains quality of life for survivors. There has also been an explosion in the understanding of the neurobiology of the tumor, and in this clinical summary.