Emergency irradiation of 3.4Gy/2f in pineal gland germinoma patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus

Emergency irradiation of 3.4Gy/2f in pineal gland germinoma patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus

Abstract Background Surgical interventions including ventriculostomy and ventriculo-peritoneal shunt were usually administrated in pineal germ cell tumor patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus. Considering higher sensitivity of germinoma to anti-tumor therapy, we explored emergency irradiation as n...

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Main Authors: Bo Li, Youqi Li, Chunde Li, Yanwei Liu, Shuai Liu, Xiaoguang Qiu, Shiqi Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
Subjects:
Germinoma
β-HCG
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Hydrocephalus
Visual field defect
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41016-019-0160-0

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