| Period | 2015-08-01~2015-08-31 |
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| Diagnosis | Germ cell tumor, mixed type |
| Clinical information | M/25 CI> Headache, vomiting |
| Discussion | Germ cell tumor (GCT)s are divided into two groups; germinoma vs. nongerminomatous GCTs including teratoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma and mixed GCT. GCTs location; affinity for the midline (pineal region, around the 3rd ventricle, pituitary infundibulum), near the midline (BG), rarely along the ventricle CT -NECT:hyperdense, - CECT: strong enhancement, uniformly MR -T1: iso/hypo SI, T2: iso/hyper SI, GRE: Ca, hemorrhage -DWI: often restriction (due to high cellularity), CET1: strong enhancement -CSF spread common |
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