title: Intramedullary spinal cord germinoma.
abstract: METHODS
  A very rare case of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is described.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To increase knowledge about the pathogenesis and treatment of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is very rare and only two cases have been previously reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma with complete paraplegia is presented. The diagnosis was determined by biopsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After local irradiation of 46 Gy, the tumor disappeared completely.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Irradiation therapy effectively treated this tumor, as shown radiologically, although the patient remained paraplegic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mimatsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy