Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma: diagnostic challenge and treatment strategy.
Two patients presented with primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma (PISCG). Neither diagnosis was correct at initial evaluation, and both underwent surgical verification of the tumor. Based on the histological diagnosis, both patients were treated successfully by combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These cases illustrate the unexpected occurrence of PISCG and treatment strategy.
Yamagata
Toru
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Takami
Toshihiro
T
Tsuyuguchi
Naohiro
N
Goto
Takeo
T
Wakasa
Kenichi
K
Ohata
Kenji
K