J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1998 Apr;27(4):505-510.
A Case of Mixed Germ Cell Tumor in the Third and Lateral Ventricle
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, Korea.
- 2Department of Histopathology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- The authors report a case of mixed germ cell tumor arising at the third ventricle and extending to the lateral ventricle in a sixteen-year-old male who presented with headache, nausea, vomiting and polydipsia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrated a lobulated mass in the third and left lateral ventricle. For surgery, the anterior interhemispheric transcallosal approach was used, and on histologic examination three concurrent histologic components were found: germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, and endodermal sinus tumor.
