Intramedullary spinal cord germinoma

Intramedullary spinal cord germinoma

A very rare case of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is described. To increase knowledge about the pathogenesis and treatment of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma. Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is very rare and only two cases have been previously reported. A case of intramedull...

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Veröffentlicht in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 1995-11, Vol.20 (21), p.2338-2340
Hauptverfasser: MATSUYAMA, Y, NAGASAKA, T, MIMATSU, K, INOUE, K, MII, K, IWATA, H
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Germinoma - complications
Germinoma - diagnosis
Germinoma - epidemiology
Germinoma - therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Neurology
Paraplegia - etiology
Spinal Cord - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - epidemiology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - therapy
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:A very rare case of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is described. To increase knowledge about the pathogenesis and treatment of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma. Primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma is very rare and only two cases have been previously reported. A case of intramedullary spinal cord germinoma with complete paraplegia is presented. The diagnosis was determined by biopsy. After local irradiation of 46 Gy, the tumor disappeared completely. Irradiation therapy effectively treated this tumor, as shown radiologically, although the patient remained paraplegic.
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/00007632-199511000-00013