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Average risk

Source: Childhood Medulloblastoma and Other Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: December 2, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.

Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.

Context: Staging Childhood Medulloblastoma, Other Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors, and Pineoblastoma / Treatment of medulloblastoma in children older than 3 years also depends on whether the tumor is average risk or high risk.

Medulloblastomas are called average risk when all of the following are true:

The tumor was completely removed by surgery or there was only a very small amount remaining.

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The cancer has not spread to other parts of the body.

Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice