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  • Title: Primary intramedullary spinal germ cell tumors.
    Author: Mehta VA, Kretzer RM, Orr B, Jallo GI.
    Journal: World Neurosurg; 2011 Nov; 76(5):478.e1-6. PubMed ID: 22152582.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Intramedullary spinal germ cell tumors are rare lesions, with germinomas being the most common variant. METHODS: To date, there have been 23 reports of primary intramedullary germ cell tumors described in the literature, the vast majority occurring in Japanese patients. RESULTS: We present a case of a nonmetastatic intramedullary germ cell tumor in a 28-year-old Caucasian woman. CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics of intramedullary germ cell tumors are summarized, and the current role for surgery and adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy are discussed.
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