Primary medulla oblongata germinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Pao Sheng Yen; A. S B Chou; Chi J. Chen; Shih Ming Jung; Huo L. Chuang; R. Michael Scott

doi:10.1023/A:1023331700995

Primary medulla oblongata germinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Pao Sheng Yen, A. S B Chou, Chi J. Chen, Shih Ming Jung, Huo L. Chuang, R. Michael Scott

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Abstract

We describe a case of primary intracranial medulla oblongata germinoma in a 16-year-old girl who presented with progressive headache and blurred vision. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a heterogeneous exophytic mass arising from dorsal aspect of medulla oblongata with extension into fourth ventricle. The differential diagnosis for this patient had included ependymoma, exophytic glioma, medulloblastoma and choroid plexus papilloma. After surgical resection and radiation therapy, she remains alive and recurrence-free for 7 years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-342
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Volume	62
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023331700995
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Germinoma
Intracranial germ cell tumor
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medulla oblongata

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Cancer Research
Clinical Neurology
Oncology
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