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Pineal Region Germ Cell Tumor

Known as: Pineal Area Germ Cell Neoplasm, Pineal Region Germ Cell Neoplasm, Pineal Germ Cell Tumor 
A germ cell tumor that arises in the pineal region. Representative examples include teratoma, germinoma, and choriocarcinoma.
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Emergency irradiation of 3.4Gy/2f in pineal gland germinoma patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus
BackgroundSurgical interventions including ventriculostomy and ventriculo-peritoneal shunt were usually administrated in pineal… 
2018
2018
Pineal Germ Cell Tumor with Upgaze Palsy
A 14-year-old boy presented with complaints of diplopia for 1 month. He had a minor head injury 1 week before the onset of… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Histopathology of pineal germ cell tumors.
2014
2014
Assessing therapy response of secreting pineal germ cell tumor on simultaneous 18F-choline PET/MRI.
An 18-year-old man presented with 6 weeks' history of diplopia, early morning headaches, and blurred vision; on ophthalmologic… 
2013
2013
A pineal region germ cell tumor with rapid enlargement after a long-term follow-up: case report.
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE The natural history of pineal region germ cell tumors (GCTs) is not well known. We report a rare case… 
2008
2008
Simultaneous Suprasellar and Pineal Germ Cell Tumors in Five Late Stage Adolescents: Endocrinological Studies and Prolonged Follow-up
Primary germ cell tumors (PGCT) of the central nervous system usually develop in the third ventricle area, and most frequently in… 
1995
1995
Diabetes insipidus as an early sign of pineal tumor.
A 13-year-old boy's acute onset of diabetes insipidus was the first manifestation of a pineal tumor. One year after the physical… 
1995
1995
Pseudo-Precocious Puberty in a Male Patient and the Melatonin-Testosterone Relationship
We describe a 14 year-old boy with a pineal germ cell tumor which secreted beta HCG. Serum testosterone levels were markedly… 
1991
1991
Optimum management of pineal germ cell tumours
1988
1988
[Spinal metastasis detected 11 years after initial treatment for pineal germ cell tumor. Case report].
A metastatic spinal tumor was found in a 28-year-old male 11 years after initial treatment for a pineal tumor. The original tumor… 
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