The prevalence of primary tumors of the central nervous system is relatively low,representing only 2% of malignant tumors in adults[]. Medulloblastoma is one of of the most frequent tumors in the pediatric age,its appearance in adults is low,being an extremely rare finding in pregnant women[]. Diagnosis,...
One of the most invasive malignant tumors of the cerebellum is medulloblastoma,
which is also the most common malignant tumor of the brain in children. Patients with
a recurrent disease following initial treatment have the most unfavorable prognosis.
The most common metastasis locations are the spine, th...
Abstract Several factors trigger the development of genetic mutations that are responsible for causing a neoplasm. Medulloblastoma is a malignant and invasive cerebellar neoplasm, that affects children and young adults. Mucinous carcinoma is a special type of breast cancer. Being a special atypical subty...
The use of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be useful in the task of differentiating primary brain tumors. Our objective is to evaluate its use to differentiate between medulloblastomas and ependymomas. We analyzed 37 cases: 21 medulloblastoma...
