Extensive brain tumor in a pediatric patient: A Case Report
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Medulloblastoma is the most common brain malignant in childhood that frequently metastasize. In this report, we presented an important clinical case of pediatric patient diagnosed with poorly differentiated medulloblastoma with unsatisfactory neurological evolution even after surgery and chemotherapy.
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