Open AccessGerminomas of the basal ganglia and thalamus: Four case reports
Author(s) -
Zhenchao Huang,
Qing Dong,
En’peng Song,
Zhijie Chen,
Jinhua Zhang,
Bo Hou,
Zhengqi Lu,
Qin Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4558
Subject(s) - medicine , basal ganglia , thalamus , stereotactic biopsy , pathology , germinoma , brain biopsy , biopsy , radiology , central nervous system , chemotherapy
The early diagnosis of basal ganglia and thalamus germinomas is often difficult due to the absence of elevated tumor markers, and atypical clinical symptoms and neuroimaging features.