Medulloblastoma (?)
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Childhood medulloblastoma.
Among all the childhood central nervous system tumours, medulloblastoma and other neuroectodermal tumours account for 16-25% of cases. The causative factors of medulloblastoma/PNET have not been well established. It is more frequent in boys than in girl and in children than in adults. There was a significant improvement of survival for children diagnosed in 2000-2002 compared to those diagnosed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1931
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573102401102