The growing teratoma syndrome after subtotal resection of an intracranial nongerminomatous germ cell tumor in an adult: case report.
Bi W, Bannykh S, Baehring J. The growing teratoma syndrome after subtotal resection of an intracranial nongerminomatous germ cell tumor in an adult: case report. Neurosurgery 2005, 56: 188. PMID: 15617603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNongerminomatous germ cell tumorsGerm cell tumorsIntracranial nongerminomatous germ cell tumorsTeratoma syndromeCell tumorsMature teratomaTumor serum markersGerm cell neoplasmsTotal tumor resectionTreatment of choiceYolk sac tumorEndoscopic third ventriculostomyMultilocular cystic massLarge multilocular cystic massMultimodality therapyMultimodality treatmentPartial responseSubtotal resectionSurgical resectionAdult patientsRare complicationSerum markersCystic massSac tumorCase report