Pediatric Suprasellar Germ Cell Tumors: A Clinical and Radiographic Review of Solitary vs. Bifocal Tumors and Its Therapeutic Implications

Pediatric Suprasellar Germ Cell Tumors: A Clinical and Radiographic Review of Solitary vs. Bifocal Tumors and Its Therapeutic Implications

Suprasellar germ cell tumors (S-GCTs) are rare, presenting in either solitary or multifocal fashion. In this study, we retrospectively examine 22 solitary S-GCTs and 20 bifocal germ cell tumors (GCTs) over a 30-year period and demonstrate clinical, radiographic, and prognostic differences between th...

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Main Authors: Darian R. Esfahani, Tord Alden, Arthur DiPatri, Guifa Xi, Stewart Goldman, Tadanori Tomita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
intracranial germ cell tumor
germinoma
suprasellar tumor
dual germ cell tumor
bifocal germ cell tumor
non-germinoma germ cell tumor
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/9/2621

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