Medullomyoblastoma treated with craniospinal radiation and adjuvant chemotherapy: Report of 4 cases and review of the literature

Rony Benson; Supriya Mallick; V Bhanu Prasad; K P Haresh; Subhash Gupta; Pramod Kumar Julka; Goura Kishore Rath

doi:10.1016/j.jnci.2015.03.001

Medullomyoblastoma treated with craniospinal radiation and adjuvant chemotherapy: Report of 4 cases and review of the literature

J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. 2015 Jun;27(2):109-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Rony Benson¹, Supriya Mallick², V Bhanu Prasad¹, K P Haresh¹, Subhash Gupta¹, Pramod Kumar Julka¹, Goura Kishore Rath¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25936510
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.03.001

Abstract

Medullomyoblastoma (MMB) is a rare primitive neuro-epithelial tumor and seen in mainly pediatric age group1. There have been about 50 cases reported so far in the literature. In this report, we describe the clinical features and treatment of 4 cases of MMB.

Keywords: Adjuvant; Chemotherapy; Craniospinal radiation; Medullomyoblastoma; Radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis
Cerebellar Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Cranial Irradiation
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medulloblastoma / diagnosis
Medulloblastoma / drug therapy*
Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy*
Treatment Outcome