Abstract
Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation (MMD) is a rare and aggressive variant of medulloblastoma, occurring predominantly in children. There have been only two case reports of long-term survival previously published. We report a case of long-term disease-free survival in a 21-year-old diagnosed with MMD.
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Rattenberry, W., McDonough, C.H., Burger, P.C. et al. Medulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation: long-term survival in a patient treated with aggressive combination therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. J Neurooncol 105, 659–662 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-011-0626-1
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