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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2014.55.6.362

Extra-Axial Medulloblastoma in the Cerebellar Hemisphere  

Chung, Eui Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jeun, Sin Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.55, no.6, 2014 , pp. 362-364 More about this Journal
Abstract
Extra-axial medulloblastoma is a rare phenomenon. We report a case in a 5-year-old boy who presented with nausea, vomiting, and gait disturbance. He was treated with total removal of the tumor. This is the first case of an extra-axially located medulloblastoma occurring in the cerebellar hemisphere posteriolateral to the cerebellopontine angle in Korea. Although the extra-axial occurrence of medulloblastoma is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of extra-axial lesions of the posterior fossa in children.
Keywords
Medulloblastoma; Cerebellum; Cerebral hemispheres; Child;
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