Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma. Case report.
Primary central nervous system germinoma usually presents as an extraaxial intracerebral mass. The authors report the rare occurrence of an intramedullary spinal cord germinoma at the conus medullaris in a 24-year-old man, which was treated by partial removal and radiation therapy. The tumor was highly radiosensitive and the patient remains disease free 15 months posttreatment.
Miyauchi
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan.
Matsumoto
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K
Kohmura
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E
Doi
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T
Hashimoto
K
K
Kawano
K
K
D000328:Adult; D018237:Germinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*