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CNS Oncology, 2021 Background: Primary intracranial germ cell tumors (ICGCT) are often diagnosed with tumor markers and imaging, which may avoid the need for a biopsy. An intracranial germ cell tumor with mild elevation of markers is seldom stratified as a distinct entity.
Jeyaanth Venkatasai +9 more
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Case Reports in Oncology, 2023 Tumors of the pineal region typically present with symptoms and signs of mass effect and increased intracranial pressure. However, although rare and can be overlooked, hearing impairment is a potential clinical finding in these cases.
Hani Mahboob +6 more
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Unilateral paraneoplastic optic disc edema and retinal periphlebitis in pineal germinoma
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018 Purpose: To describe a unilateral ocular paraneoplastic syndrome in pineal germinoma. Observations: A 24-year-old male presented with diplopia, excessive thirst, and frequent urination. Cranial MRI showed a mass in pineal gland.
Gunay Uludag, Aslihan Onay, Sumru Onal
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A Pineal Germinoma with Rapid Enlargement following Tumor Resection
Diagnostics, 2023 The natural course of pineal germ cell tumors (GCTs), particularly their post-operative progression, is not well understood. We report a rare case of pineal region GCT showing rapid enlargement within 2 weeks following surgical resection.
Chia-Jung Hsu +3 more
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Primary conus medullaris germinoma: A 22-year follow-up
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2017 Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma (PISCG) is very rare, and its preoperative diagnosis is therefore difficult. In addition, its treatment protocols and long-term outcomes are not yet established.
Chi-Wen Chang +2 more
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Endocrine Regulations, 2017 Cerebral germinoma is rare. Although the imaging of the germinoma is very evocative, it’s very polymorphic clinical expression is at the origin of misguided diagnosis, as illustrated in our case.
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Intracranial germinoma sometimes present as bifocal germinoma, and whether bifocal germinoma should be treated as a synchronous or disseminated disease remains unclear.
Seung Yeun Chung +4 more
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BMC Cancer, 2018 Back ground Intracranial germinomas are one of the most radiosensitive tumors and are curable by radiotherapy (RT) alone. RT-only therapy without chemotherapy is effective.
Kihwan Hwang +4 more
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BMC Neurology, 2021 Background Primary right brachium pontis germinoma with hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is extremely rare. A preoperative diagnosis is challenging due to the absence of characterized clinical and neuroimaging features, and biopsy should be ...
Yanong Li +5 more
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Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014 The appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old.
Rubén Martín-Hernández +5 more
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