medulloblastoma
noun
me·dul·lo·blas·to·ma
mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə 
plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata
mə-ˌdə-lō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children
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The 19-year-old had been battling medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor since last year and announced on her YouTube page that her cancer treatment is over and her scans are clear.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 July 2024
Good Morning America host Michael Strahan's 19-year-old daughter revealed the news on Thursday in a new vlog in her YouTube series where she's been documenting her recovery from emergency surgery in October 2023 to remove a large medulloblastoma (a malignant tumor) in her brain.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The model was diagnosed with a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Isabella Strahan was first diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2023.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 July 2024
Good Morning America host Michael Strahan's 19-year-old daughter revealed the news on Thursday in a new vlog in her YouTube series where she's been documenting her recovery from emergency surgery in October 2023 to remove a large medulloblastoma (a malignant tumor) in her brain.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The model was diagnosed with a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Isabella Strahan was first diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2023.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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medulloblastoma
noun
me·dul·lo·blas·to·ma
mə-ˌdəl-ō-ˌblas-ˈtō-mə
plural medulloblastomas also medulloblastomata
-ˈtō-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum especially in children
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