title: Intracranial pure yolk sac tumor in the anterior third ventricle of an adult: A case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old female patient presented with symptoms of polydipsia and polyuria, menopause, headache, gait disturbance and deteriorated mental state. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an irregular mass in the anterior third ventricle. The tumor was excised using a transfrontal approach from the anterior section of the third ventricle. The histological diagnosis was of an intracranial pure yolk sac tumor. The patient underwent radiotherapy and suffered no tumor recurrence one year after the surgery. Overall, when heterogeneous enhancement and an irregular mass with surrounding invasion and ventricular dilation are observed in the anterior third ventricle of an adult, a yolk sac tumor should be considered, and MRI may aid the differential diagnosis. A combination of surgical resection and radiotherapy is recommended for the yolk sac tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Suhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guangrui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiubin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Provincial Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qingwei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: anterior third ventricle; germ cell tumor; intracranial yolk sac tumor; magnetic resonance imaging; radiotherapy