ISSN:
1433-0350
Keywords:
Key words Embryonal carcinoma
;
Immature teratoma
;
Brain neoplasm
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Mixed germ cell tumor
;
Multiplicity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
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.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003810050065
