title: Mixed malignant germ cell tumour of third ventricle with hydrocephalus: a rare case with recurrence.
abstract: Malignant Germ Cell Tumours (GCTs) are rare, accounting for 3% of intracranial tumours and just like their extracranial counterparts represent a wide array of disease. Combination of Germinoma with Teratoma is very rare. Here in, we describe a case of Mixed Malignant Germ cell tumor of third ventricle with recurrence with emphasis on histopathological and radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Pathology, KMC Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Manjari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, KMC Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monappa
authors.affiliation: Ex-Professor & HOD, Department of Pathology, KMC , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Professor & Head of Department, Department of Pathology, KMC , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Ranjini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kudva
keywords: Choriocarcinoma; Germinoma; Intracranial germ cell tumour; Mixed germ cell tumour; Nongerminomatous germ cell tumour; Teratoma