title: An unusual presentation of an intra-parenchymatous frontal yolk sac tumour : case report.
abstract: Yolk sac tumours are rare conditions among the germ cell tumours. Intracerebral germ cell tumours are exceedingly rare. A 15 year old girl presenting with a one week history of raised intracranial pressure is described. She had bilateral papilloedema and a right 6th nerve palsy. CT scan showed an intra-parenchymatous right frontal ring enhancing lesion of 2 cms diameter. The patient underwent microsurgical total excision of the tumour, followed by chemotherapy. She was asymptomatic at three years following surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosurgical Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Netalkar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lad
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Musa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin