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Extracranial medulloepithelioma: a review of the literature.

David S BaileyChristine MauChristina ToepkeElizabeth FinchElias B Rizk
Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2022)
The rarity of extracranial medulloepithelioma makes for a challenging diagnosis. Designing an optimal treatment strategy is difficult because of a scarcity of cases and wide variety in locations and treatments. Our case provides an example of treatment including resection, intense induction chemotherapy, consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue, craniospinal proton radiation therapy, and metronomic chemotherapy.
Keyphrases
  • radiation therapy
  • stem cells
  • high dose
  • locally advanced
  • internal carotid artery
  • low dose
  • bone marrow
  • radiation induced
  • cell therapy
  • middle cerebral artery