Occurrence of a germinoma 22 years after resection of a mature cerebral teratoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-219

  Janzarik, Wibke G ^a   Müller, Klaus ^a   Lübbert, Michael ^a   Spreer, Joachim ^a   Trippel, Michael ^a   Uhlig, Inge ^a   Weiller, Cornelius ^a   Rauer, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Stereotactic cerebral biopsy; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREDNISOLONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY; PLEOCYTOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; TERATOMA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; TERATOMA;

EID: 43149097151     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9554-0     Document Type: Article

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