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We describe a case of cerebellar neuroblastoma with histologic documentation of maturation into a ganglioglioma sixteen months later. Only chemotherapy was administered following the initial surgery and the child is well and disease-free three years following her final surgical procedure. The outcome of this patient supports previous hypotheses that the cerebellar neuroblastoma may be a less malignant tumor than its other primitive neuroectodermal posterior fossa counterparts. Furthermore, this case suggests a role for second-look surgery in the management of selected pediatric brain tumors.
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Geyer, J.R., Schofield, D., Berger, M. et al. Differentiation of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor into a benign ganglioglioma. J Neuro-Oncol 14, 237–241 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172599
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