Abstract
Ependymoblastoma is a rare and devastating tumor of childhood considered by most to be a subtype of primitive neuroectodermal tumors. We present the first detailed MRI description of this entity with a review of the limited pathologic and radiologic literature concerning this tumor.
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Dorsay, T.A., Rovira, M.J., Ho, V.B. et al. Ependymoblastoma: MR presentation. Pediatr Radiol 25, 433–435 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02019056
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02019056