Balsitis M, Rothwell I, Pigott T J, Davidson N G, Veitch Y, Lowe J
Department of Pathology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Br J Neurosurg. 1989;3(6):717-23. doi: 10.3109/02688698908992697.
A case of systemic haematogenous metastasis occurring post-operatively from a primary suprasellar intracranial germinoma is reported. While local invasion and direct spread associated with surgical incision and shunt procedures are well known, haematogenous metastasis of these tumours is extremely rare. Problems associated with establishing this diagnosis are discussed.
报告了1例原发性鞍上颅内生殖细胞瘤术后发生系统性血行转移的病例。虽然与手术切口和分流手术相关的局部侵犯和直接播散是众所周知的,但这些肿瘤的血行转移极为罕见。文中讨论了与确立该诊断相关的问题。