Germ cell tumor arising in the basal ganglia in a female--case report.
Germ cell tumors in the basal ganglia are very rare in females. The authors report the case of a 12-year-old girl with such a tumor in the left basal ganglia. The tumor was subtotally removed and responded well to irradiation.
Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University School of Medicine.
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Kobayashi
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D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed