Pineal Germinoma with Extracranial Metastases: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2004.51.2.191
- Author:
Young Rang LEE
1
;
Seung Ro LEE
;
Dong Woo PARK
;
Chang Kok HAHM
;
Moon Hyang PARK
;
Yong KO
Author Information
1. Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. srrad@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bone neoplasms, metastases;
Lung neoplasms;
Pineal body, cysts;
Spinal cord
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Axis, Cervical Vertebra;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Germinoma*;
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Spinal Cord
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2004;51(2):191-194
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pineal germinoma is the commonest pineal region tumor of childhood and adolescence. Metastatic germinoma most commonly occurs via the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and it is usually limited to the cerebrospinal axis. Extacranial hematogenous metastasis is known to be very rare. We report here on a case of pineal germinoma with gradual extracranial metastases that occurred both through the CSF pathway and by hematogenous spread. The patient had multifocal CSF seeding after his surgery for pineal germinoma, and the left iliac metastasis and lung metastasis then occurred.
