Pineal germinoma with intratumoral hemorrhage after neuroendoscopic tumor biopsy

Tai-Tong Wong; Sang-Hue Yen; Donald M Ho; Feng-Chi Chang; Kai-Ping Chang

doi:10.1007/s00381-003-0800-7

Pineal germinoma with intratumoral hemorrhage after neuroendoscopic tumor biopsy

Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Nov;19(10-11):769-72. doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0800-7. Epub 2003 Jul 29.

Authors

Tai-Tong Wong¹, Sang-Hue Yen, Donald M Ho, Feng-Chi Chang, Kai-Ping Chang

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan, Republic of China. ttwong@vghtpe.gov.tw

PMID: 14631524
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0800-7

Abstract

Case report: We report an intratumoral hemorrhage immediately after a ventricular endoscopic procedure in an 18-year-old man who had a pineal germinoma with symptomatic hydrocephalus. The patient was successfully treated using long tract external ventricular drainage and urgent radiation therapy.

Discussion: The contributing factors for the acute reduction of intracranial pressure to zero during the endoscopic procedure are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biopsy / adverse effects
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood
Endoscopy / adverse effects*
Germinoma / complications
Germinoma / pathology
Germinoma / surgery*
Hemorrhage / etiology*
Hemorrhage / pathology
Humans
Hydrocephalus / complications
Hydrocephalus / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pinealoma / complications
Pinealoma / pathology
Pinealoma / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
alpha-Fetoproteins