title: Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kohmura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawano
mesh_terms: 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*