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Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the brain: observations on a case with clinical and radiological evidence of cure

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Cerebral rhabdomyosarcoma is a highly aggressive tumor with poor prognosis affecting children and, rarely, adults. The authors describe the case of a patient treated for primary fronto-parietal embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma with a long survival (30 months after surgery) and no clinical or radiological evidence of recurrence and discuss the chemotherapy applied in this case.

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    Paolo Celli & Cosimo Maraglino

  2. Neurological Mediterranean ‘Neuromed’ Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy

    Luigi Cervoni

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Celli, P., Cervoni, L. & Maraglino, C. Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the brain: observations on a case with clinical and radiological evidence of cure. J Neurooncol 36, 259–267 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005884202389

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