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  • Pineal region germinomas respond well to radiotherapy and standard treatment includes a biopsy and addressing related obstructive hydrocephalus.
  • The case discusses a patient thought to have a hyper-radiosensitive metastatic germinoma.
  • In this instance, a CT scan showed tumor shrinkage before the patient could receive radiation treatment.

Article Abstract

Pineal region germinomas are sensitive to radiotherapy. Standard neurosurgical management involves obtaining a tissue biopsy and to relieve the often accompanying obstructive hydrocephalus. We present a patient with a suspected hyper-radiosensitive metastatic primary intracranial germinoma where computed tomography scanning resulted in tumor regression before radiotherapy could be administered.

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