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A retrospective analysis of 32 patients older than 16 years of age treated at Neurosurgical Department of Hacettepe University within the last 30 years (1959–1988) for cerebellar medullobastoma was considered. The clinical features, treatment modalities and outcome are discussed. The survival rates for 5 and 10 years were 14% and 7% respectively. The results are compared with that of literature.
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Tekkök, I.H., Süzer, T., Özgen, T. et al. Cerebellar medulloblastomas in adults. Neurosurg. Rev. 14, 135–140 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313039
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