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Intracranial Dysgerminomas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

G. Leblanc ,
J. Francoeur ,
M. Copty ,
C. Contreras  and
F. Gagne
G. Leblanc
Affiliation:
neurosurgical service at l'Enfant-Jésus Hospital,Quebec City
J. Francoeur*
Affiliation:
neurosurgical service at l'Enfant-Jésus Hospital,Quebec City
M. Copty
Affiliation:
neurosurgical service at l'Enfant-Jésus Hospital,Quebec City
C. Contreras
Affiliation:
neurosurgical service, l'Enfant-Jesus Hospital, Quebec City
F. Gagne
Affiliation:
l'Enfant-Jesus Hospital, Quebec City
*
l'Enfant-Jesus Hospital, 1401, 18 ième Rue, Quebec, Canada GIJ 1Z4
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We have reported three cases of intracranial dysgerminoma. The origin of these tumors has been controversial for a long time. It is now accepted that they develop from germ cells. The diagnosis is often difficult to confirm because of the variety of signs. If their origin is now accepted, the best way to deal with these lesions is still controversial. They can be macroscopically removed if they are in the pineal region. Such treatment is not possible for suprasellar tumors. Since these tumors can metastasize, radiation should be administered as soon as a pathological diagnosis is obtained. It is our belief that it should be administered to the whole spinal axis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1976 , pp. 199 - 203
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1976

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