Metachronous germinoma after total removal of mature teratoma in the third ventricle: a case report.

A rare case of intraventricular germinoma in the third ventricle, which occurred 30 months after total removal of mature teratoma on the same location in a 29- yr-old man is presented. Recurrence is supposed to represent an acceleration of localized dysplastic processes of totipotent germ cells pres...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jae Min, Cheong, Jin Hwan, Yi, Hyeong Joong, Bak, Koang Hum, Kim, Choong Hyun, Oh, Suck Jun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2002
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11961322
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Sumario:A rare case of intraventricular germinoma in the third ventricle, which occurred 30 months after total removal of mature teratoma on the same location in a 29- yr-old man is presented. Recurrence is supposed to represent an acceleration of localized dysplastic processes of totipotent germ cells present in the midline neuraxis or a growth of unidentified microscopic residue of germinoma component in mature teratoma. Although the radiation therapy after total removal of mature teratoma is still controversial, careful follow-up is warranted for evaluating a possible recurrence of other germ cell tumors.

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