Abstract
Ependymoblastoma is a malignant rarely reported neuroectodermal tumor. The authors describe a further case of cerebral ependymoblastoma and examine the clinical-prognostic aspects of this tumor in the light of the published data.
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Cervoni, L., Celli, P., Trillo, G. et al. Ependymoblastoma: a clinical review. Neurosurg. Rev. 18, 189–192 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383725
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