Khairy Sami, Khubrani Reham, Al-Dandan Sadeq, Alobaid Abdullah
Department of Neurosurgery in King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Jul 3;2018(7):rjy154. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy154. eCollection 2018 Jul.
The thalamus and basal ganglia are unusual locations for an intracranial germ cell tumors. We are reporting a rare case of thalamic germinoma in an 18-year-old male. Challenging presentation, radiological appearance and pathological finding after surgical intervention delayed the diagnosis and treatment. Also, we are providing an extensive literature review. Diagnosis of thalamic germinoma is challenging because of non-specific symptoms, rare location and inconclusive radiological findings. An early tissue diagnosis associated with good outcome.
丘脑和基底神经节是颅内生殖细胞肿瘤的不常见发病部位。我们报告一例18岁男性丘脑生殖细胞瘤的罕见病例。具有挑战性的临床表现、影像学表现以及手术干预后的病理结果延误了诊断和治疗。此外，我们还提供了广泛的文献综述。丘脑生殖细胞瘤的诊断具有挑战性，原因在于症状不具特异性、发病部位罕见以及影像学检查结果不明确。早期组织诊断与良好预后相关。
