title: Synchronous germinomas in the pineal and suprasellar region.
abstract: Synchronous primary intracranial germ cell tumors are rare. Only 5-10% of all germ cell tumors are found as synchronous lesion in pineal and suprasellar region. They are also known by the entity "double mid-line atypical teratoma". An 11-year-old male child presented with polyuria, polydipsia and features of raised intracranial tension. CT scan head revealed well-defined homogenously enhancing lesions in the pineal and suprasellar region. Histopathology examination showed the lesion to be of germ cell origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim Univerity, Aligarh 202 002, U.P., India. faisalhaquel@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Mohd
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zahid
authors.forename: S Ameer
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Shano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naseem
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001964:Bromhexine; D002648:Child; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010870:Pineal Gland; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001964:Bromhexine