Basal Ganglia Germinoma in an Adult

World Neurosurg. 2016 Aug:92:584.e11-584.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.05.041. Epub 2016 May 27.

Abstract

Intracranial germinoma is a rare primary brain cancer, usually located within the midline and mainly affecting Asian pediatric patients. Interestingly, we report here the peculiar case of a young North-African adult patient suffering from a basal ganglia germinoma without the classical ipsilateral cerebral hemiatrophy associated with this location.

Keywords: Atypical; Basal ganglia; Central nervous system; Germinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Basal Ganglia / diagnostic imaging
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Germinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Germinoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antigens, CD