CEREBELLAR SWELLING AFTER SURGERY FOR MEDULLOBLASTOMA WITH LEPTOMENINGEAL DISSEMINATION IN CHILDREN. A CASE BASED-UPDATE.

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Date publication

décembre 2020

Journal

Neuro-Chirurgie

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr CHASTAGNER Pascal, Pr ENTZ-WERLE Natacha, Pr PROUST François


Tous les auteurs :
Todeschi J, Stella I, Entz-Werle N, Coca HA, Joud A, Chastagner P, Proust F, Klein O

Résumé

Despite the improvement in the overall management of medulloblastomas in recent years, certain phenomena and in particular post-operative cerebellar swelling remain an enigma. This rare complication, little described in the literature, is nonetheless life-threatening for the patients.

Mots clés

Leptomeningeal diffusion, Medulloblastoma, Upward herniation, cerebellar swelling

Référence

Neurochirurgie. 2020 Dec 16;: