title: Liver metastasis in an adolescent treated for third ventricle germ cell tumor.
abstract: Systemic dissemination of intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) occur only in 3% of cases and the common sites are bone, lungs, and lymph nodes. Metastasis to the liver is rare. As far as we could find, only six cases of liver metastasis of intracranial GCTs have been reported so far. We report an adolescent girl who presented with hepatic relapse 2½ years after successful completion of treatment of intracranial GCT. She was treated with chemotherapy and right hepatectomy and is doing well 30 months after treatment for the metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics I, Division of Child Health, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rikki R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics I, Division of Child Health, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Arul Premanand
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lionel
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatic Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Venkatramani
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sitaram
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics I, Division of Child Health, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Leni G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Mathew
keywords: Intracranial germ cell tumor; extra cranial metastasis; liver metastasis