Radiological Features of Germinoma Arising From Atypical Locations —Three Case Reports—

Satoshi UTSUKI; Hidehiro OKA; Yoshinori TANIZAKI; Kouji KONDO; Kiyotaka FUJII

doi:10.2176/nmc.45.268

Case Reports

Radiological Features of Germinoma Arising From Atypical Locations

—Three Case Reports—

Satoshi UTSUKI, Hidehiro OKA, Yoshinori TANIZAKI, Kouji KONDO, Kiyotaka FUJII

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Keywords: cyst, germinoma, hemorrhage, radiological feature, atypical location

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2005 Volume 45 Issue 5 Pages 268-271

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.45.268

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Abstract

Three cases of intracranial germinoma arising from atypical locations occurred in 13-, 22-, and 28-year-old males. The location of the tumor was the corpus callosum (2 cases) and the temporal lobe. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed all three tumors had a largest dimension, including the internal cyst, of over 6 cm, and the cysts were larger than 2.5 cm. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy caused all tumors to disappear. Large tumor and large cyst are features of germinoma arising from atypical locations.

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