Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Spontaneous Regression of Pineal Germinoma - Case Report -

자연 소실된 송과체 배아종 - 증례보고 -

  • Cheong, Jin Hwan (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jae Min (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital) ;
  • Bak, Koang Hum (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Choong Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital) ;
  • Oh, Suck Jun (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Kuri Hospital)
  • 정진환 (한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김재민 (한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 백광흠 (한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김충현 (한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 오석전 (한양대학교 의과대학 구리병원 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2001.03.20
  • Accepted : 2001.10.27
  • Published : 2001.10.28
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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.

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