Primary intrinsic chiasmal germinoma

J Neuroophthalmol. 2015 Jun;35(2):171-4. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000201.

Abstract

Intracranial germinomas are typically present in the suprasellar or pineal location, and their origin within the optic nerve or chiasm is extremely rare. We report a 25-year-old woman with an exophytic primary optic chiasm germinoma who underwent partial resection followed by radiation and had no detectable tumor on magnetic resonance imaging at 1-year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Germinoma* / diagnosis
  • Germinoma* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Optic Chiasm / pathology*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms* / therapy