Primary intracranial germinoma in the medulla oblongata.
BACKGROUND
Primary intracranial germ cell tumor in the medulla oblongata is very rare; only five cases, including our case, have been reported.


METHODS
Our patient, an 18-year-old woman, was diagnosed with a primary intracranial germinoma in the medulla oblongata by an open biopsy. She was treated successfully with chemotherapy and radiosurgery.


CONCLUSIONS
All five tumors in this site were histologically diagnosed as germinomas. The finding of female predominance in germ cell tumors in this region is shown.
Nakajima
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Miyakojima, Japan.
Iwai
Y
Y
Yamanaka
K
K
Yasui
T
T
Kishi
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D016634:Radiosurgery