Germinoma in Two Brothers: Case Report

Naoki NITTA; Tadateru FUKAMI; Kazuhiko NOZAKI

doi:10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0143

Neurologia medico-chirurgica

Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105

Case Reports

Germinoma in Two Brothers: Case Report

Naoki NITTA, Tadateru FUKAMI, Kazuhiko NOZAKI

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Keywords: germinoma, intracranial, brother, suprasellar, tectum

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2013 Volume 53 Issue 10 Pages 703-706

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0143

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Abstract

We present a third reported case of intracranial germinomas occurring in two brothers. They underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy after biopsy and are doing well for 10 years and 20 months, respectively. The pertinent literatures are reviewed, and the possible role of heredity in the pathogenesis of familial occurrence of germinomas is discussed.

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