2007, Number 5
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Acta Pediatr Mex 2007; 28 (5)
Basal ganglia and thalamus germinoma
Ibarra-de la Torre A, Anaya-Jara M, Marhx-Bracho A, Grube-Pagola P, Carrasco-Daza D
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 174-177
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ABSTRACT
Germinoma is the most common of intracranial germ-cell tumors. These neoplasms generally appear in middle-line structures, especially in suprasellar and pineal regions; germinomas arising from lateral structures adjacent to cerebral ventricles, such as basal ganglia and thalamus are very rare, with unique clinical and imaging features. We present a case of germinoma of the basal ganglia and thalamus, diagnosed and treated at the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, in Mexico City. The patient was an 8-year-old boy with precocious puberty, hypernatremia, left hemiparesis, behaviour disorders, and intracranial hypertension.
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