Mixed malignant germ cell tumour of third ventricle with hydrocephalus: a rare case with recurrence.

J Clin Diagn Res

Professor & Head of Department, Department of Pathology, KMC , Manipal, Karnataka, India .

Published: November 2014

Malignant Germ Cell Tumours (GCTs) are rare, accounting for 3% of intracranial tumours and just like their extracranial counterparts represent a wide array of disease. Combination of Germinoma with Teratoma is very rare. Here in, we describe a case of Mixed Malignant Germ cell tumor of third ventricle with recurrence with emphasis on histopathological and radiological findings.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/9866.5124DOI Listing

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