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Morrison, A L; Smith, A B; Benjamin, V; Allen, J C; Rushing, E J (2011). Late spinal metastases from an isolated pineal region germinoma mimicking a schwannoma. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 18(8):1126-1127.
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Abstract
A 20-year-old male with a prior history of germinoma presented 8 years after the initial diagnosis with progressive lower back pain. The preoperative diagnosis was schwannoma based on the appearances of a tumor in the lumbosacral region on MRI; however, histologically, a germinoma "drop" metastasis was seen. This report emphasizes the need for long-term follow-up in patients with germinoma. In addition, this patient is unusual in that the preoperative assessment favored schwannoma.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Neuropathology |
| DDC: | 570 Life sciences; biology 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2012 21:34 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2013 08:14 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0967-5868 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.030 |
| PubMed ID: | 21600775 |
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