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Brain germinoma

MedGen UID:
231457
•Concept ID:
C1332606
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Germinoma; brain germinoma; brain germinoma (disease); Germinoma of Brain; germinoma of brain; Germinoma of the Brain; germinoma of the brain
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002214

Definition

A germinoma that occurs in the brain. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Intracranial Germinomas: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, and Management.
Kremenevski N, Buchfelder M, Hore N
Curr Oncol Rep 2023 Jul;25(7):765-775. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01416-2. PMID: 37036624Free PMC Article
EANO, SNO and Euracan consensus review on the current management and future development of intracranial germ cell tumors in adolescents and young adults.
Frappaz D, Dhall G, Murray MJ, Goldman S, Faure Conter C, Allen J, Kortmann RD, Haas-Kogen D, Morana G, Finlay J, Nicholson JC, Bartels U, Souweidane M, Schönberger S, Vasiljevic A, Robertson P, Albanese A, Alapetite C, Czech T, Lau CC, Wen P, Schiff D, Shaw D, Calaminus G, Bouffet E
Neuro Oncol 2022 Apr 1;24(4):516-527. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab252. PMID: 34724065Free PMC Article
Management of CNS germinoma.
Osorio DS, Allen JC
CNS Oncol 2015;4(4):273-9. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.2217/cns.15.13. PMID: 26118663Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia with QT Interval Prolongation Due to a Brain Tumor.
Nakayama Y, Furukawa T, Yamada M, Takano M, Nakajima I, Harada T, Akashi YJ
Intern Med 2021 Aug 15;60(16):2633-2637. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6635-20. PMID: 33642483Free PMC Article
Brain germinoma presenting as a first psychotic episode in an adolescent male.
Undurraga J, Baeza I, Valentí M, Lázaro ML
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010 Sep;19(9):741-2. Epub 2010 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s00787-010-0107-7. PMID: 20354887

Prognosis

Brain germinoma presenting as a first psychotic episode in an adolescent male.
Undurraga J, Baeza I, Valentí M, Lázaro ML
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010 Sep;19(9):741-2. Epub 2010 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s00787-010-0107-7. PMID: 20354887

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