Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Pineal Region
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 3 (3) , 407-411
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-197811000-00015
Abstract
A 13-year-old boy presented with symptoms and signs of a posterior 3rd ventricle tumor associated with raised levels of serum and cerebrospinal alpha-fetoprotein. The patient underwent subtotal resection of the tumor followed by craniospinal radiation. Histopathological examination revealed a pure endodermal sinus tumor. Endodermal sinus tumors represent a rare type of germ cell tumor, only 13 intracranial cases having been reported in the literature.Keywords
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