Surgery

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

Source updated: April 11, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Childhood Medulloblastoma / Treatment of Childhood Medulloblastoma / Treatment of younger children with medulloblastoma

If feasible, complete surgical resection of the tumor is the optimal treatment. Surgical resectability is associated with histology, as patients with desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma or MBEN have a higher rate of complete resection than patients with classic medulloblastoma.[67,68]

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