title: Suprasellar cystic germinoma.
abstract: We report on a germinoma in the suprasellar region, which had multiple large cystic components. A 13-year-old girl with disturbed visual acuity and growth retardation was admitted to our hospital for treatment of an intracranial tumor. The lesion was difficult to diagnose as a germinoma preoperatively, because of its radiographic characteristics. Histopathological examination revealed that the tumor was a germinoma. Surgery, chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide, and radiotherapy (30 Gy) were successful in inducing complete remission of the tumor. The patient's endocrine status remained normal, except for a low GH concentration and diabetes insipidus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mito National Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsutani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone