scholarly journals Germ Cell Tumor of the Pineal Region with Elevation of Serum and CSF Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Following Histological Change

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 802-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirofumi HAMADA ◽  
Kazumi MATSUDA ◽  
Masahiro SASAHIRA ◽  
Hiroshi AWA ◽  
Tetsuhiko ASAKURA
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Histological Change ◽  
Pineal Region ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein

Mission impossible: chemotherapy in the intensive care for pineal region germ cell tumor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanwaljeet Garg ◽  
Shashwat Mishra ◽  
Rahil Rafiq ◽  
KP Haresh ◽  
Manmohan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Pineal Region ◽  
Cell Tumor

Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein in a child with testicular germ cell tumor

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 436-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Cochran ◽  
Allen R. Chauvenet ◽  
P. Suzanne Hart ◽  
Siebold S.N. de Graaf ◽  
Barbara Cushing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Testicular Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Testicular Germ Cell ◽  
Hereditary Persistence

scholarly journals A Case of Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor of the Pineal Region: Risks and Advantages of Biopsy by Endoscopic Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Dobran ◽  
Davide Nasi ◽  
Fabrizio Mancini ◽  
Maurizio Gladi ◽  
Massimo Scerrati
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Obstructive Hydrocephalus ◽  
Pineal Region ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Beta Hcg ◽  
Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin ◽  
Intracerebral Tumor ◽  
Mass Expansion

A 21-year-old male was admitted to our department with headache and drowsiness. CT scan and MRI revealed acute obstructive hydrocephalus caused by a pineal region mass. The serum and CSF levels of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) were 215 IU/L and 447 IU/L, respectively, while levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were normal. A germ cell tumor (GCT) was suspected, and the patient underwent endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) with biopsy. After four days from surgery, the tumor bled with mass expansion and ETV stoma occlusion; thus, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was positioned. After ten months, the tumor metastasized to the thorax and abdomen with progression of intracerebral tumor mass. Despite the aggressive nature of this tumor, ETV remains a valid approach for a pineal region mass, but in case of GCT, the risk of bleeding should be taken into account, during and after the surgical procedure.

Management of pineal non-germinoma germ cell tumor with residual teratoma and normal alpha-fetoprotein

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. B. Nashold ◽  
W. Jerry Oakes ◽  
Henry S. Friedman ◽  
Edward C. Halperin ◽  
Mary Soo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein
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