title: Germinoma of the basal ganglia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Germs cell tumors of extrapineal region are extremely uncommon. The clinicopathological features of germinoma in the basal ganglia, in a 21 year old male are presented in this report. Post-operative radiotherapy is advocated, in view of the good radiosensitivity of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elizabeth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male