Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2008 · 20 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologyPathologyNeoplasiaNeuro-oncologyNeuropathologyBasal GangliaBrain TumorsCentral Nervous System TumorsGerm Cell TumorsNeuro-oncologic PathologyBasal Ganglia PathologyCentral Nervous System Germ Cell TumorsClinicopathological CorrelationGerm Cell Tumor HistopathologyGerm Cell Tumor PathogenesisGerm Cell Tumor PathologyIntracranial Germ Cell TumorsPineal Tumors
The clinicopathological findings in 6 patients with germ cell tumors originating in the basal ganglia and thalamus are presented. Clinical, biological and diagnostic features were somewhat different from germ cell tumors in the pineal region. Early and comprehensive treatment is recommended because of the possible presence of nongerminomatous germ cell components.