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However, substantial radiological overlap between medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid\/rhabdoid tumour (AT\/RT) and embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) often creates diagnostic uncertainty to support the optimal strategy concerning the balance between the oncological need of radical resection and a maximal safe resection in order to avoid neurological morbidity. For this\n                    <jats:italic>Child\u2019s Nervous System<\/jats:italic>\n                    special collection on paediatric embryonal tumours, we present our experience with the potential role of intraoperative real-time molecular diagnostics (\u2018nanopore sequencing\u2019) to address this innovation with the potential to inform surgical decision-making. Specifically, we describe the aspects of workflow implementation, integration with neuropathology and surgical decision dynamics, and we illustrate how intraoperative molecular classification can influence surgical decision-making. Particular attention is given to discrimination of subgroup-specific identification in medulloblastoma, AT\/RT and ETMR, tumour entities in which real-time confirmation of aggressive biology may support better informed decisions regarding extent of resection. 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