Pineal germinoma: diagnosis, treatment and tumor response

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1987 Jun;8(3):267-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02337485.

Abstract

We report the case of pineal germinoma in a 25 year old man. The neurological signs and symptoms were insidious in onset; Parinaud syndrome allowed a topical diagnosis, confirmed by CT scan. Computerized Tomography and CSF cytological examination were of the utmost importance to diagnosis and treatment and it confirmed the success of radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Dysgerminoma / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Dysgerminoma / diagnosis*
  • Dysgerminoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Dysgerminoma / pathology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pineal Gland*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed