A case of germinoma located in the fornix inducing transsynaptic atrophy of the Papez circuit

A case of germinoma located in the fornix inducing transsynaptic atrophy of the Papez circuit

Germinoma is a rare CNS germ cell tumor preferentially affecting children and young adults. Intracranial germinomas arise typically in the neurohypophysis and pineal region and occasionally in the basal ganglia and thalamus. Germinomas in the basal ganglia and thalamus are characterized by the ipsil...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Kano, MD, PhD, Mitsuru Matsuki, MD, PhD, Rieko Furukawa, MD, PhD, Waka Nakata, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Oguma, MD, PhD, Akira Gomi, MD, PhD, Harushi Mori, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Germinoma
Fornix
Mamillary body
Papez circuit
Atrophy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332200944X

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