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Intracranial germinoma metastasizing to the liver
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Yitik, Ahmet Yasin +2 more
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Incidence of Gonadal and Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumours in Patients With Klinefelter Syndrome
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter's syndrome (KS; 47, XXY) is associated with an altered risk profile for malignancies compared with non‐KS males. In particular, several reports have noted a striking association between KS and extragonadal germ cell tumours (EGCTs), especially in the mediastinum, whereas the risk of testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs ...
Aksh Tailor +6 more
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Multiple Atraumatic Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in an Adolescent with Suprasellar Germinoma: A Case Report [PDF]
We present the case of a patient with multiple atraumatic osteoporotic vertebral fractures in an adolescent with suprasellar germinoma and also review of relevant literature.
CC Wong +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background The tight junction protein CLDN6 has been identified as a cancer‐associated cell surface marker that is rarely expressed in healthy tissues. In testicular germ cell tumors (GCT), CLDN6 is particularly detectable in seminomas, embryonal carcinomas, and choriocarcinomas.
Jule Zwick +7 more
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Determining an Optimal Cutoff of Serum β-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin for Assisting the Diagnosis of Intracranial Germinomas. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Beta (β)-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) is used to confirm the diagnosis and plan treatment of intracranial germinomas. However, the cutoff values of serum β-HCG in diagnosis of intracranial germinomas reported in the literature are ...
Hui Zhang +7 more
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Optimal therapeutic strategies for pineal region lesions
BackgroundThe removal of pineal region lesions are challenging, and therapeutic strategies for their removal remain controversial. The current study was conducted to identify the characteristics and the optimal therapeutic strategies for pineal region ...
Li-tian Huang +6 more
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Germinoma of the Corpus Callosum [PDF]
A case is described of a young man presenting with diabetes insipidus and a junctional scotoma. A diffuse infiltrating mass centred in the corpus callosum and suprasellar area is found, which on pathological examination proved to be a primary intracranial germinoma. The case illustrates that rarely the corpus callosum can be involved by this tumour and
Edward, Margolin +4 more
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Neoplastic Risk in Patients With Klinefelter Syndrome
ABSTRACT Background Besides gonadal involvement (hypogonadism, male factor infertility, and testicular hypotrophy), patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) may suffer from several extra‐gonadic complications, including neoplastic events. Objective The aim of this review is to summarize all major clinical evidence dealing with the association between KS
Andrea Graziani +4 more
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The sphenoid ridge approach (SRA) was initially described as a surgical technique for treating vascular pathologies near the Sylvian fissure. However, limited studies have systematically explored the use of skull base techniques in pediatric patients ...
Roberto Garcia-Navarrete +3 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Many survivors of childhood brain tumors face long‐term adverse health outcomes like obesity. Uncertainties surround the effect of interventions to manage obesity‐related outcomes in survivors of childhood brain tumors. The goal of this updated systematic review and meta‐analysis was to provide the best estimate of the treatment ...
David Hart +11 more
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