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Pineal dysgerminomas are sporadic pediatric intracranial tumors that usually grow as midline lesions around the third ventricle, most frequently the pineal gland and the pituitary regions of the brain. The severity of symptoms is dependent on the location of the lesion and can present with increased
An association between primary mediastinal germ cell tumors and hematologic malignancies has been recognized since 1985. We present a patient with a suprasellar germ cell tumor and an associated leukemia. A 20-year-old black female presented in December 1987 with a 6-month history of headaches and
The aim of this study is to report a case series of atypical presentations of intracranial dysgerminoma in which the diagnosis was delayed due to clinical and radiographic findings initially suggestive of CNS inflammatory or demyelinating diseases, such as OBJECTIVE
We present the case of a patient treated for intracranial germ cell tumor in which elements of craniopharyngioma were found in the residual tumor mass.
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A 17 year old patient presented with a history of secondary amenorrhea. She deteriorated with headache and left eyelid drop,
We reviewed the Tumor Registry for 1981 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to identify all the children with newly diagnosed cancer who were seen initially in the emergency department (ED). Of the 220 new patients listed, 16 (7.3%) sought initial care in the ED (1 per 4,500 ED visits). Seven