Multiple intracranial mixed germ cell tumors
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1433-0350
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Key words Embryonal carcinoma ; Immature teratoma ; Brain neoplasm ; Mixed germ cell tumor ; Multiplicity
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract A case of sequential occurrence of multiple intracranial mixed germ cell tumors is presented. An 8-year-old boy with a cystic calcified tumor in the basal ganglia and an increased serum α-fetoprotein concentration was initially treated with radiotherapy. Six years later, a tumor composed of embryonal carcinoma and immature teratoma arose from the right temporo-parietal lobe. This tumor was treated successfully with surgery and radiochemotherapy. The possibility of multicentricity or intra-axial metastasis distant from the original site during the long-term course should be considered in treatment for intracranial germ cell tumors.
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Electronic Resource
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