title: Primary intrinsic optic chiasm germinoma.
abstract: We report a 30-year-old woman with a primary intrinsic optic chiasm germinoma. The patient underwent a biopsy, and the pathology was determined to be a germinoma. Adjuvant radiation therapy was then carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fu Dan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
authors.forename: Chengyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Zhengyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery