Medulloblastoma with an Equivocal Intracerebral Metastasis at Diagnosis
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Though medulloblastoma frequently involves the leptomeninges at diagnosis, distant metastases are rare on initial presentation. We present a 15-year-old patient with medulloblastoma and equivocal radiographic evidence of an intracerebral metastasis at the time of diagnosis.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014