Cerebellar primary germ-cell tumor in a young boy.

Abstract:

:Germ cell tumors originating in the posterior fossa are very rare. Described herein is a case of primary germ cell tumor (yolk sac tumor) found in the cerebellar vermis. A 5-year-old boy who complained of headache was admitted. CT and MRI revealed a tumor with diffuse enhancement by contrast medium in the right cerebellar vermis. Total removal was performed and a diagnosis of medulloblastoma or ependymoma was suspected. However, the tumor proved to be a yolk sac tumor with embryonal carcinomatous components from histological findings. Abnormally high levels of alpha-fetoprotein were found in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Extensive examination indicated that the intracranial lesion had not metastasized from a primary extracranial tumor.

journal_name

Brain Dev

journal_title

Brain & development

authors

Nakase H,Ohnishi H,Touho H,Karasawa J,Tsunoda S

doi

10.1016/0387-7604(94)90128-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-09-01 00:00:00

pages

396-8

issue

5

eissn

0387-7604

issn

1872-7131

pii

0387-7604(94)90128-7

journal_volume

16

pub_type

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