Nagasawa S, Handa H, Yamashita J, Yamamura K
Surg Neurol. 1984 Nov;22(5):481-5. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(84)90307-0.
A rare case of a suprasellar germinoma occurring 2 years after total removal of a pineal benign teratoma is presented. The suprasellar germinoma was not considered a recurrence or dissemination from the pineal tumor, but to have been transformed from germ cells present in the suprasellar region. Although it is controversial whether radiation treatment should be given to a patient with a totally removed benign teratoma, careful follow-up computed tomography scans are indispensable for detecting a possible occurrence of other germ cell tumors.
本文报告1例罕见病例，松果体良性畸胎瘤全切术后2年发生鞍上生殖细胞瘤。该鞍上生殖细胞瘤不被认为是松果体肿瘤的复发或播散，而是由鞍上区域存在的生殖细胞转化而来。尽管对于完全切除良性畸胎瘤的患者是否应给予放射治疗存在争议，但仔细的随访计算机断层扫描对于检测其他生殖细胞肿瘤的可能发生是必不可少的。
