Metachronous germinoma after total removal of mature teratoma in the third ventricle: a case report.
A rare case of intraventricular germinoma in the third ventricle, which occurred 30 months after total removal of mature teratoma on the same location in a 29- yr-old man is presented. Recurrence is supposed to represent an acceleration of localized dysplastic processes of totipotent germ cells present in the midline neuraxis or a growth of unidentified microscopic residue of germinoma component in mature teratoma. Although the radiation therapy after total removal of mature teratoma is still controversial, careful follow-up is warranted for evaluating a possible recurrence of other germ cell tumors.
Kim
Jae Min
JM
Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kjm2323@hanyang.ac.kr
Cheong
Jin Hwan
JH
Yi
Hyeong Joong
HJ
Bak
Koang Hum
KH
Kim
Choong Hyun
CH
Oh
Suck Jun
SJ
D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018237:Germinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt