Medulloblastoma with Extracranial Metastates: Case Report.
- Author:
In Soo BYUN
1
;
Hyuk In CHUNG
;
Jung Kil RHEE
;
In Hong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Daegu;
Head;
Medulloblastoma*;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pancreas;
Protestantism
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1977;6(2):567-572
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intracranial tumor with extracranial metastasis has been seldom reported. A 28 year-old-male was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in Daegu on May 9, 1977. Who was diagnosed to have a medulloblastoma in the right cerebellar hemisphere with metastases to the right axillary lymphnode and head of pancreas by pathological reports. In generally medulloblastoma with extracranial metastasis occurs very rarely in the cerebellar hemisphere, and especially in adulthood. Distant metastasis of the intracranial tumor is discussed with review of the literatures.
