title: Intracranial germinoma: treatment with radiosurgery alone--a case report.
abstract: The management of intracranial germinomas is controversial, with treatment options including conventional wide-field irradiation with or without chemotherapy or primary chemotherapy alone. The potential role of radiosurgery in the treatment of these lesions, although appealing, remains to be defined. We report a case whose initial management plan included radiosurgery to be followed by chemotherapy; however the patient subsequently refused chemotherapy. The presentation, diagnosis, treatment and results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky Medical Center, Department of Radiation Medicine, Lexington 40536-0084, USA.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Regine
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Patchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D018237:Germinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques