A Case of Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor with Fulminant Course Concomitant Leptomeningeal Metastasis
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
; : 21-25, 2016.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-132136
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ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 9-year-old boy with a non-germinomatous germ cell tumor (NGGCT) in the pineal gland that exhibited a fulminant course following chemo- and radiotherapy. After the detection of the tiny cerebellar enhancing nodule at the end of chemo- and radiotherapy, tumor seeding progressed rapidly into the entire cisternal space. We herein report a rare case of NGGCT with fulminant clinical course of concomitant cerebellar seeding, with review of literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pineal Gland
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Pinealoma
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Radiotherapy
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Cerebellar Neoplasms
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
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Germ Cells
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article