| Pineal germinoma. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20818311 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Germinomas are gonadal neoplasms that rarely occur extragonadally in the midline structures of the human body. Newly diagnosed adult cases of pineal gland germinomas are very rare since most of the cases are diagnosed in the mid teens. The estimated incidence of this tumor in western countries is between 0.4-3.4%. Typically, this tumor is diagnosed by its characteristic radiological appearance alone, supported by tumor marker(s) or by stereotactic biopsy of the tumor. We are reporting a very unique case of pineal germinoma diagnosed in an adult at our institute by cerebrospinal fluid cytology with literature review. We analyzed case reports, literature reviews, and therapy and diagnostic articles about pineal germinoma in the English literature from 1983 to 2009 through the national library of medicine, Pubmed, and OVID search engines. We used key words "pineal germinoma," "pineal gland tumor," "CNS germinoma," and "extragonodal germinomas" to search for our articles. |
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Authors:
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Nandakumar Srinivasan; Aneesh Pakala; Chandana Mukkamalla; Alok Oswal |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Southern medical journal Volume: 103 ISSN: 1541-8243 ISO Abbreviation: South. Med. J. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-30 Completed Date: 2010-10-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404522 Medline TA: South Med J Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1031-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. drnandos@yahoo.com |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Combined Modality Therapy Germinoma / diagnosis*, pathology, radiography, therapy Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Pinealoma / diagnosis*, pathology, radiography, therapy Pituitary Hormones / blood Prognosis Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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0/Pituitary Hormones |
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