Medulloblastoma in children: a case report and literature review

Authors

  • Diana Marcela Perea Rojas Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Luis Enrique Perea Vásquez Quality Department, La Misericordia Clínica Internacional, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Indiana Luz Rojas x Torres Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Carlos Mario Perea Molinares Department of Intensive Care Unit, Clínica General del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Christian David Seni Hemandez Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.5362

Abstract

Most primary nervous system tumors in children are medulloblastomas, this pathology originates in the posterior and lower part of the brain known as the cerebellum. This document aims to describe the case of a 2-year-old who presented to the emergency department with left eye ptosis and deviation of the labial commissure, with a history of headache and vomiting episodes that resulted in asthenic state. Imaging studies revealed a tumor lesion with signs of bleeding located in the right pontocerebellar angle and internal auditory canal. The diagnosis was made as follows: posterior fossa space occupying lesion, right facial paralysis, risk of intracranial hypertension and risk of neurological deterioration, leading to the conclusion: A malignant tumor that responds well to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Although it is rare, it mainly affects children and adolescents, which complicates treatment due to the long term negative effects on the developing brain.

2-year-old male with medulloblastoma. FINDINGS: Axial (A) and Coronal (B) Brain MRI with tractography (A) and Nuclear MRI (B) that shows an extra-axial mass, well-defined in the cerebellopontine angle cistern, hypointense on

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Published

2024-09-24

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 8 (2024)

Section

Neuroradiology

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