Spinal extradural meduloblastoma (clinical case)

Authors

  • Anatolii LITOVCENCO IMSP Institute of Mother and Child
  • Ala BAJUREA IP State University of Medicine and pharmacy " Nicolae Testemitanu”
  • Maxim SULA IMSP Institute of Mother and Child

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52692/1857-0011.2023.2-76.14

Keywords:

medulloblastoma, paraplegia, histology, tractography

Abstract

The authors present a clinical case of Th10-12 extradural medulloblastoma in 8-year-old child with the following clinical data: severe pain in the lower extremities, lower paraplegia. Sphincter disorders, characterized by retention.The CT and chest MRI investigation and the histology had an essential importance in establishing multimodal treatment.

Author Biographies

Anatolii LITOVCENCO, IMSP Institute of Mother and Child

Doctor of Sciences; neurosurgery department

Ala BAJUREA, IP State University of Medicine and pharmacy " Nicolae Testemitanu”

Assoc. Prof., PhD in Medical Sciences; Neurosurgery Department

Maxim SULA, IMSP Institute of Mother and Child

neurosurgery department

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Published

2023-11-24

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 2 (2023): Medical Sciences

Section

Research Article

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