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Congenital medulloblastoma caused severe hydrocephalus in two patients, one aged one day and the other 5 months.
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Taboada, D., Froufe, A., Alonso, A. et al. Congenital medulloblastoma. Report of two cases. Pediatr Radiol 9, 5–10 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973961
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