J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1977 Dec;6(2):567-572.
Medulloblastoma with Extracranial Metastates: Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Intracranial tumor with extracranial metastasis has been seldom reported. A 28 year-old-male was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in Daegu on May 9, 1977. Who was diagnosed to have a medulloblastoma in the right cerebellar hemisphere with metastases to the right axillary lymphnode and head of pancreas by pathological reports. In generally medulloblastoma with extracranial metastasis occurs very rarely in the cerebellar hemisphere, and especially in adulthood. Distant metastasis of the intracranial tumor is discussed with review of the literatures.
