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Adult central nervous system germinoma

MedGen UID:
234581
Concept ID:
C1370504
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adult Central Nervous System Germinoma; adult central nervous system germinoma; Adult CNS Germinoma; adult CNS germinoma; central nervous system germinoma of adults; Germinoma of Adult Central Nervous System; germinoma of adult central nervous system; Germinoma of Adult CNS; germinoma of adult CNS; Germinoma of the Adult Central Nervous System; germinoma of the adult central nervous system; Germinoma of the Adult CNS; germinoma of the adult CNS
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004383

Definition

A central nervous system germinoma that occurs in an adult. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAdult central nervous system germinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stephens S, Kuchel A, Cheuk R, Alexander H, Robertson T, Rajah T, Tran Q, Inglis PL
J Clin Neurosci 2021 Aug;90:1-7. Epub 2021 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.05.006. PMID: 34275531
McClelland S 3rd, Jaboin JJ
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Aug 1;104(5):967-968. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.03.040. PMID: 31327425
Fujimaki T
J Child Neurol 2009 Nov;24(11):1439-45. doi: 10.1177/0883073809342127. PMID: 19841431

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bartels U, Onar-Thomas A, Patel SK, Shaw D, Fangusaro J, Dhall G, Souweidane M, Bhatia A, Embry L, Trask CL, Murphy ES, MacDonald S, Wu S, Boyett JM, Leary S, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Khatua S
Neuro Oncol 2022 Jun 1;24(6):974-983. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab270. PMID: 34850169Free PMC Article
Kahn L, Fridley J, Patel AJ, Gressot L, Kitagawa R, Goodman JC, Gopinath S
J Clin Neurosci 2012 Jul;19(7):1055-7. Epub 2012 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.01.003. PMID: 22551589
Matarazzo P, Genitori L, Lala R, Andreo M, Grossetti R, de Sanctis C
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2004 Nov;17(11):1487-95. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2004.17.11.1487. PMID: 15570985
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Pluchino F, Broggi G, Fornari M, Franzini A, Solero CL, Allegranza A
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1989;96(1-2):26-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01403491. PMID: 2929390

Diagnosis

La Corte E, Martinoni M
N Engl J Med 2021 Dec 23;385(26):e94. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2031597. PMID: 34936742
Minter DJ, Richie M, Kumthekar P, Hollander H
N Engl J Med 2021 Apr 1;384(13):1262-1267. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps2028560. PMID: 33789016
Mandel-Brehm C, Dubey D, Kryzer TJ, O'Donovan BD, Tran B, Vazquez SE, Sample HA, Zorn KC, Khan LM, Bledsoe IO, McKeon A, Pleasure SJ, Lennon VA, DeRisi JL, Wilson MR, Pittock SJ
N Engl J Med 2019 Jul 4;381(1):47-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1816721. PMID: 31269365Free PMC Article
Chaudhry NS, Ahmad FU, Whittington E, Schatz N, Morcos JJ
J Neuroophthalmol 2015 Jun;35(2):171-4. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000201. PMID: 25621861
Rajshekhar V
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2001;76(3-4):137-9. doi: 10.1159/000066709. PMID: 12378089

Therapy

Bartels U, Onar-Thomas A, Patel SK, Shaw D, Fangusaro J, Dhall G, Souweidane M, Bhatia A, Embry L, Trask CL, Murphy ES, MacDonald S, Wu S, Boyett JM, Leary S, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Khatua S
Neuro Oncol 2022 Jun 1;24(6):974-983. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab270. PMID: 34850169Free PMC Article
McClelland S 3rd, Jaboin JJ
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Aug 1;104(5):967-968. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.03.040. PMID: 31327425
Nitta N, Fukami T, Nozaki K
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2013;53(10):703-6. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0143. PMID: 24077266Free PMC Article
Timmerman RD, Patel D, Boaz JC, Goldman J, Jakacki RI
Med Pediatr Oncol 2003 Dec;41(6):564-6. doi: 10.1002/mpo.10432. PMID: 14595717
Jereb B, Korenjak R, Krzisnik C, Petric-Grabnar G, Zadravec-Zaletel L, Anzic J, Stare J
Acta Oncol 1994;33(2):159-64. doi: 10.3109/02841869409098398. PMID: 8204270

Prognosis

Vacek A, Kaliaperumal C
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Nov;40(11):3527-3536. Epub 2024 Jul 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06543-0. PMID: 39028348Free PMC Article
O'Connor TE, Fabiano AJ, Prasad D, Morin N, Fenstermaker RA
World Neurosurg 2021 Mar;147:144-149. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.128. PMID: 33307256
Massey J, Walker S, Galloway M, Fernando S, Parratt J, Quigley AM, Kidd DP
J Neurol 2019 Jun;266(6):1389-1393. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09270-8. PMID: 30859315
Sinicrope KD, Kaplan AB, Brastianos PK
Oncologist 2018 Nov;23(11):1385-1387. Epub 2018 Jul 16 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0223. PMID: 30012875Free PMC Article
Dufour C, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Grill J
Curr Opin Oncol 2014 Nov;26(6):622-6. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000140. PMID: 25233069

Clinical prediction guides

Vacek A, Kaliaperumal C
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Nov;40(11):3527-3536. Epub 2024 Jul 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06543-0. PMID: 39028348Free PMC Article
Bartels U, Onar-Thomas A, Patel SK, Shaw D, Fangusaro J, Dhall G, Souweidane M, Bhatia A, Embry L, Trask CL, Murphy ES, MacDonald S, Wu S, Boyett JM, Leary S, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Khatua S
Neuro Oncol 2022 Jun 1;24(6):974-983. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab270. PMID: 34850169Free PMC Article
Matarazzo P, Genitori L, Lala R, Andreo M, Grossetti R, de Sanctis C
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2004 Nov;17(11):1487-95. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2004.17.11.1487. PMID: 15570985
Sumida M, Uozumi T, Kiya K, Mukada K, Arita K, Kurisu K, Sugiyama K, Onda J, Satoh H, Ikawa F
Neuroradiology 1995 Jan;37(1):32-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00588516. PMID: 7708186
Pluchino F, Broggi G, Fornari M, Franzini A, Solero CL, Allegranza A
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1989;96(1-2):26-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01403491. PMID: 2929390

Recent systematic reviews

Vacek A, Kaliaperumal C
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Nov;40(11):3527-3536. Epub 2024 Jul 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06543-0. PMID: 39028348Free PMC Article
Zhang Y, Wang L, Ma W, Pan H, Wang R, Zhu H, Yao Y
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:763609. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.763609. PMID: 34858336Free PMC Article
Leroy R, Benahmed N, Hulstaert F, Van Damme N, De Ruysscher D
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016 May 1;95(1):267-278. Epub 2015 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.10.025. PMID: 27084646
Abraham A, Drory VE
J Neurol 2013 Jul;260(7):1802-6. Epub 2013 Mar 5 doi: 10.1007/s00415-013-6881-7. PMID: 23463367

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