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childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors  

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  • SUPRATENTORIAL PRIMITIVE NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS (sPNETs), also known as cerebral medulloblastomas, are predominantly seen in children younger than 15 years of age. This neoplasm accounts for 2–3 percent of all pediatric brain tumors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F221Z05N-7

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