Radiological features of germinoma arising from atypical locations

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2005 May;45(5):268-71. doi: 10.2176/nmc.45.268.

Abstract

Three cases of intracranial germinoma arising from atypical locations occurred in 13-, 22-, and 28-year-old males. The location of the tumor was the corpus callosum (2 cases) and the temporal lobe. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed all three tumors had a largest dimension, including the internal cyst, of over 6 cm, and the cysts were larger than 2.5 cm. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy caused all tumors to disappear. Large tumor and large cyst are features of germinoma arising from atypical locations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Corpus Callosum / pathology
  • Corpus Callosum / surgery
  • Germinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Germinoma / pathology
  • Germinoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Temporal Lobe / diagnostic imaging*
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology
  • Temporal Lobe / surgery