106
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Short Reports

Unusual presentation of epilepsy of germinoma located in the frontal-lobe: case report and literature review

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, & ORCID Icon
Pages 274-276 | Received 23 Jul 2018, Accepted 11 Sep 2018, Published online: 19 Nov 2018

References

  • Beaumont A, Whittle IR. The pathogenesis of tumour associated epilepsy. Mayo Clin Proc 2000;142:1–6.
  • Cascino GD, Kelly PJ, Hirschorn KA, Marsh WR, Sharbrough FW. Stereotactic resection of intra-axial cerebral lesions in partial epilepsy. Mayo Clin. Proc J 1990;65:1–60.
  • Hao S, Li D, Feng J, et al. Primary medulla oblongata germinomas: two case reports and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol 2013; 11:1053.
  • Hosking PG. Surgery for frontal lobe epilepsy. Seizure 2003;12:274–6.
  • Jeha LE, Najm I, Bingaman W, Dinner D, Widdess-Walsh P, Luders H. Surgical outcome and prognostic factors of frontal lobe epilepsy surgery. Neurosciences (Riyadh) 2007;130:574–84.
  • Ji X, Chao X, Fei Z, Zhao Y. Primary frontoparietal lobe convexity germinoma with dural invasion mimics meningioma. Neurosciences (Riyadh) 2011;16:276–80.
  • Kawamoto K, Tani S, Kawamura Y, Matsumura H, Someda K. A case of large germinoma in bilateral frontal region (author’s transl). Neuropathology 1980;8:577–82.
  • Kawasaki K, Yamada M, Hara N, Okamoto K, Tanaka R, Takahashi H. Primary frontal-lobe germinoma appearing as a large cyst. Neuropathology 2003;23:307–10.
  • Luo Z, Qian Z, Yang K, Liu H, Zhang W, Zeng Y. Primary germinoma originating from the insular lobe: a case report and review of literature. World Neurosurgery 2017;98:871.e1–.e7.
  • Matsutani M, Sano K, Takakura K, et al. Primary intracranial germ cell tumors: a clinical analysis of 153 histologically verified cases. J Neurosurg 1997;86:446–55.
  • Rogers SJ, Mosleh-Shirazi MA, Saran FH. Radiotherapy of localised intracranial germinoma: time to sever historical ties? J Neurooncol. 2005;6:509–19.
  • Yen PS, Chou AS, Chen CJ, Jung SM, Chuang HL, Scott RM. Primary medulla oblongata germinoma: a case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol 2003;62:339–42.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.