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Medulloblastoma in pediatric age: a single-institution review of prognostic factors

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We report a retrospective study of 35 cases of medulloblastoma in pediatric patients treated at our institution during an 18-year period. Ten of the patients were infants (age <2 years) and 25 were children (age >2 years). The main factors affecting prognosis were total removal of the tumor (P<0.01) and tumor stage (P<0.01). There were no differences between the survival rate of infants and children, infants had a worse prognosis in regard to quality of life than children.

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Cervoni, L., Cantore, G. Medulloblastoma in pediatric age: a single-institution review of prognostic factors. Child's Nerv Syst 11, 80–84 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00303809

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