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Bilateral germinoma of the basal ganglia.

Rossi A, Garrè ML, Ravegnani M, Nozza P, Abbruzzese A, Giangaspero F, Tortori-Donati P

Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy. andrearossi@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it

Germinoma arising in the bilateral basal ganglia is exceedingly rare, with only five cases reported to date. Owing to non-specific clinical findings and the frequent presence of ill-defined abnormalities without a definite tumor mass on neuroimaging, the diagnosis can be difficult. We describe a case in which magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings suggested a tumor and supported the decision to perform biopsy of the lesion.

Published 26 November 2007 in Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50(1): 177-9.
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