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19118784

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
Although medulloblastoma is the most common central nervous system malignancy in children, cases are much less common in adults. Moreover, this tumor is exceedingly rare in patients older than 65 years. Analysis of previous case reports reveals that medulloblastoma in the elderly is more commonly seen in males in a lateral location; histologically, medulloblastomas in aged individuals usually belong to the classic subtype. During intraoperative consultation, the pathologist should consider medulloblastoma in the differential diagnosis of a cerebellar mass in the elderly because cytologic features may overlap with metastatic small cell carcinoma or lymphoma. We present a case of medulloblastoma in a 66-year-old man and review the literature on the subject.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1532-8198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebellar medulloblastoma in the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA. huppmann@gwu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports