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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Isabella was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, a rare brain tumor, in October 2023, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
In October 2023, Isabella was hospitalized and underwent an emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
In October 2023, Isabella was hospitalized and underwent an emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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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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