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MEDULLOBLASTOME [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Nervous System
DEF

A glioma that begins in the lower part of the brain and can spread rapidly to the spine or to other parts of the body.

CONT

Medulloblastomas consist of cancer cells that resemble the undifferentiated cells of the primitive medullary tube. It occurs commonly in children. Medulloblastomas comprise approximately 3% of all intracranial neoplasms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le médulloblastome prend habituellement naissance dans la fosse cérébrale postérieure. Il peut se propager par le LCR [liquide céphalorachidien] à d’autres parties de l’encéphale et de la moelle épinière. Parmi toutes les tumeurs primitives au SNC [système nerveux central], le médulloblastome risque le plus de se propager hors du système nerveux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Glioma que se origina en la parte inferior del cerebro y se extiende con rapidez a la espina dorsal o a otras partes del cuerpo.

CONT

Los meduloblastomas están formados por células cancerosas que se parecen a las células indiferenciadas del tubo medular primitivo. [...] Los meduloblastomas representan aproximadamente el 3% de todas las neoplasias intracraniales.

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Record 2 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A variant form of meduloblastoma with similar tumor cells but not with an abundant network of reticulin fibers in a fibrous stroma. It affects older patients, and is often lateral on the cerebellar surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

Les sarcomes arachnoïdiens circonscrits du cervelet sont des médulloblastomes desmoplastiques.

Spanish

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