Germinoma of the basal ganglia: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Elizabeth
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Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, India.
Menon
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Bhattacharya
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Radhakrishnan
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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