<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Cerebral germinoma is rare. Although the imaging of the germinoma is very evocative, it’s very polymorphic clinical expression is at the origin of misguided diagnosis, as illustrated in our case. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with diabetes insipidus evolving for 12 months associated with a decrease in visual acuity. Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) revealed a tumor process in the suprasellar region. The stereotaxic biopsy of the tumor confirmed the diagnosis of the hypothalamic germinoma, which allowed the patient to be treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The incidence of cerebral germinoma, its clinical (principally diabetes insipidus) and radiological features as well as therapeutic strategies are discussed hereby.</p></abstract>

Cerebral germinoma is rare. Although the imaging of the germinoma is very evocative, it’s very polymorphic clinical expression is at the origin of misguided diagnosis, as illustrated in our case. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with diabetes insipidus evolving for 12 months associated with a decrease in visual acuity. Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) revealed a tumor process in the suprasellar region. The stereotaxic biopsy of the tumor confirmed the diagnosis of the hypothalamic germinoma, which allowed the patient to be treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The incidence of cerebral germinoma, its clinical (principally diabetes insipidus) and radiological features as well as therapeutic strategies are discussed hereby.

Cerebral germinoma revealed through a polydipsic polyuric syndrome in a 10-year-old girl: case report

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Cerebral germinoma is rare. Although the imaging of the germinoma is very evocative, it’s very polymorphic clinical expression is at the origin of misguided...

Cerebral germinoma revealed through a polydipsic polyuric syndrome in a 10-year-old girl: case report

Publié en ligne: 12 déc. 2017

Pages: 216 - 219

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/enr-2017-0023

Mots clés
diabetes insipidus, panhypopituitarism, intracerebral germinoma

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cerebral germinoma revealed through a polydipsic polyuric syndrome in a 10-year-old girl: case report

Publié en ligne: 12 déc. 2017

Pages: 216 - 219

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/enr-2017-0023

Mots clésdiabetes insipidus, panhypopituitarism, intracerebral germinoma

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
diabetes insipidus, panhypopituitarism, intracerebral germinoma