Intramedullary spinal cord germinoma: case report and review of the literature.
A 33-year-old man with an intramedullary spinal cord germinoma was treated successfully with partial resection, combined chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide, and reduced-dose local-field radiation therapy. The authors believe this is the first case without syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells so treated. The literature is reviewed, and the appearance, radiologic and histopathologic features, and treatment of germinomas are discussed.
Hata
Masaharu
M
Department of Radiology, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004 Japan. mhata@syd.odn.ne.jp
Ogino
Ichiro
I
Sakata
Katsumi
K
Murata
Hidetoshi
H
Kawano
Naomi
N
Matsubara
Sho
S
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018237:Germinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*