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Cerebellar Neoplasms

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Definition: Primary or metastatic neoplasms of the CEREBELLUM. Tumors in this location frequently present with ATAXIA or signs of INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION due to obstruction of the fourth ventricle. Common primary cerebellar tumors include fibrillary ASTROCYTOMA and cerebellar HEMANGIOBLASTOMA. The cerebellum is a relatively common site for tumor metastases from the lung, breast, and other distant organs. (From Okazaki & Scheithauer, Atlas of Neuropathology, 1988, p86 and p141)  coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM)    Other names Malignant Cerebellar Neoplasms; Cerebellar Cancer; Benign Cerebellar Neoplasms; Tumor, Cerebellar; Primary Neoplasm, Cerebellum; Primary Cerebellar Neoplasms; Primary Cerebellar Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Malignant Cerebellar; Neoplasm, Cerebellum Primary; Neoplasm, Cerebellar; Neoplasm, Benign Cerebellar; Malignant Cerebellar Neoplasm; Cerebellum Primary Neoplasms; Cerebellum Primary Neoplasm; Cerebellar Tumor; Cerebellar Neoplasm, Primary; Cerebellar Neoplasm, Malignant; Cerebellar Neoplasm, Benign; Cerebellar Neoplasm; Cerebellar Cancers

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