ICD-11 classes
02 Neoplasms
Neoplasms of brain or central nervous system
2A00 — Primary neoplasms of brain
2A00.1 — Embryonal tumours of brain
2A00.10 — Medulloblastoma of brain
ICD-11 2A00.10 — Medulloblastoma of brain
A malignant, invasive embryonal neoplasm arising from the cerebellum. It occurs predominantly in children and has the tendency to metastasize via the cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Signs and symptoms include truncal ataxia, disturbed gait, lethargy, headache, and vomiting. There are four histologic variants: anaplastic medulloblastoma, desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma, large cell medulloblastoma, and medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.