Diagnostic radiation-induced regression of a metastatic primary intracranial germinoma: a case report

Abstract

Pineal region germinomas are sensitive to radiotherapy. Standard neurosurgical management involves obtaining a tissue biopsy and to relieve the often accompanying obstructive hydrocephalus. We present a patient with a suspected hyper-radiosensitive metastatic primary intracranial germinoma where computed tomography scanning resulted in tumor regression before radiotherapy could be administered.

Keywords:

• germinoma
• computed tomography
• radiotherapy
• tumor regression

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