Pineal granuloma masking a germinoma: do not hesitate to repeat the biopsy

J Neurosurg Sci. 2018 Apr;62(2):228-229. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03862-5. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Authors

Daniele Starnoni¹, Rodolfo Maduri², Roy T Daniel², Maja Popovic³, Mahmoud Messerer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland - [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 27654456
DOI: 10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03862-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biopsy
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
Germinoma / diagnosis
Germinoma / pathology*
Granuloma / diagnosis
Granuloma / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Pineal Gland / pathology*