J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2001 Oct;30(10):1224-1228.

Spontaneous Regression of Pineal Germinoma

• Cheong JH
• Kim JM
• Bak KH
• Kim CH
• Oh SJ

Abstract

Germinoma is a rare central nervous system neoplasm in children and young adults. It is well known that a malignant primary neoplasm can be cured by conventional radiation therapy alone or reduced-volume and field irradiation in combination with chemotherapy. The authors report a very rare case of a pineal germinoma, which was completely disappeared after repeated diagnostic brain computed tomography(CT) with review of pertinent literature. There has been neither tumor recurrence nor metastasis during follow-up period.

Keyword

Germinoma; Radiation therapy; Computed tomography(CT)

MeSH Terms

Brain
Central Nervous System
Child
Drug Therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Germinoma*
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Recurrence
Young Adult