Granulomatous response in intracranial germinomas: Diagnostic problems
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Granulomatous Response in Intracranial Germinomas: Diagnostic Problems
Intracranial germinomas are rare and account for <0.5% of primary intracranial tumors. In contrast to the gonadal germinomas, these do not show granulomatous response within the tumor. In rare cases, the granulomatous component may obscure the tumor proper and lead to diagnostic difficulties/dilemmas. We report a case of suprasellar germinoma in a 17-year-old boy which showed granulomatous resp...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2229-516X
DOI: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_157_17