Suprasellar malignant mixed germ cell tumour presenting as craniopharyngioma.
Neurol India
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2000 Dec; 48(4): 381-4
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ABSTRACT
A 15 year old boy presented with diminution in vision of both eyes, diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism. MRI was suggestive of a large suprasellar and retrosellar craniopharyngioma with stretching of the optic chiasma. Histopathological findings on the first surgical specimen were interpreted as a craniopharyngioma. He was reoperated on account of clinical deterioration and increase in tumour size. Histological examination this time revealed derivatives of all three germ cell lineages along with areas of embryonal carcinoma, and yolk sac tumour besides squamous cysts, establishing the diagnosis of malignant mixed germ cell tumour. Serum and CSF were strongly positive for alpha foetoproteins.
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Asunto principal:
Quiasma Óptico
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Neoplasias Hipofisarias
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Alfa-Fetoproteínas
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Adolescente
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Tumor Mixto Maligno
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Germinoma
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Craneofaringioma
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Neurol India
Año:
2000
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Artículo
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