CRINET

Cribriform Neuroepithelial Tumour (CRINET)

Gavin’s official diagnosis is Cribriform Neuroepithelial Tumour, also known as CRINET. It is a brain tumour that is believed to behave like AT/RT but differs in that it is a non-Rhabdoid tumour.

CRINET was first discussed by Dr. Martin Hasselblatt and his colleagues in 2009, in a paper published on PubMed, which focuses on the two originally identified cases. Gavin is, as far as we know, perhaps the fifth diagnosis of CRINET made world-wide.

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