| Summary: | Introduction. Medulloblastoma is a primitive neuro-ectodermal malignant tumor
most commonly seen in childhood and rarely and uncommonly in adult age.
Treatment consists of surgery followed by radiotherapy. In the case of a
relapse there is no overall accepted treatment. Tumor metastasis can be seen
along the neural axis, lymph nodes, soft tissues, bones and distant organs.
Case Outline. In this paper we present a 45-year-old female patient with a
thoraco-spinal extramedullary metastatic medulloblastoma and progressive
neurological deterioration seen 11 months after the first operation and
description of magnetic resonance and intraoperative finding. Conclusion.
Although rare, the presence of metastasis is a poor prognostic factor. The
treatment options for patients with metastases are limited and their
prognosis continues to remain poor.
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