title: Poikilothermia in a female patient with a germinoma in the basal ganglia.
abstract: An unusual association of poikilothermia and a germinoma originating in the left basal ganglia is described in a 17-year-old female. The tumour was found extending into the hypothalamic structures. Following irradiation therapy, the patient gradually regained her regulation of body temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeichi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isozumi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed