title: Pineal granuloma masking a germinoma: do not hesitate to repeat the biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland - daniele.starnoni@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Starnoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maduri
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Roy T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Service, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messerer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*