[Primary germinal tumors of the central nervous system].
Primary intra-cranial germ-cell tumors are a rare and heterogeneous group of neoplasms, identical to germ-cell tumors of gonads and other organs. These tumors arise along the midline, from the supra-sellar cistern to the pineal gland, and have neurological, ophthalmological, and endocrinological expression. The diagnosis is established by detection of increased levels of tumoral markers and/or by histological examination. The treatment includes chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.
Plantaz
D
D
Service de médicine infantile, Grenoble, France.
Bachelot
C
C
Joannard
A
A
Benabid
A
A
Baudain
P
P
Pasquier
B
B
Bost
M
M
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009423:Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
Tumeurs germinales primitives du système nerveux central.