Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2011, Vol 27, Num, 1     (Pages: 087-090)

Childhood Intracranial Germinoma with Granulomatous Reaction

Gülen GÜLNİFLİOĞLU 1, Mehtat ÜNLÜ 1, Nurullah YÜCEER 2, Erdener ÖZER 1

1 Departments of Pathology, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İZMİR, TURKEY
2 Departments of Neurosurgery, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, İZMİR, TURKEY

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2010.01053
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Central nervous system tumors are the second most common type of childhood cancer in Turkey. Germinomas constitute two thirds of intracranial germ cell tumors. The granulomatous inflammation occurring around germinomas can cause histological diagnostic difficulty. We present a 12-year-old girl with a diagnosis of germinoma in the corpus callosum associated with granulomatous reaction to emphasize the diagnostic challenge which may occur during stereotactic biopsy interpretation or intraoperative consultation.

Keywords : Brain, Germ cell neoplasms, Germinoma, Granuloma, Corpus callosum